Spoon (Cleveland Museum of Art 1940.148)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1790–1800
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1940.148: Spoon, c. 1790–1800. Caleb Beal (American, 1746–1801). Silver; overall: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). Inscribed: "HAB" in script within reserve on top at handle end.
(Initials of the original owner have not been identified.). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver
Design
- Inscription
- "HAB" in script within reserve on top at handle end. (Initials of the original owner have not been identified.)
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1790–1800
- Culture period
- America, Massachusetts, 18th century
- Maker recorded
- Caleb Beal (American, 1746–1801)
- Museum attribution
- Caleb Beal (American, 1746–1801)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1940.148
- Published references
- Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art . Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 8
- Museum classification
- Silver
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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