Spoon (Cleveland Museum of Art 1940.214)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1661
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1940.214: Spoon, 1661. John Hull (American, 1624–1683), Robert Sanderson (American, 1609–1693). Silver; overall: 15.9 x 4.9 cm (6 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.). Inscribed: engraved: 1661 over block initials RB on top of handle end, and block initials RS over IS (perhaps IB) on back of handle end.. 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
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.9 x 4.9 cm (6 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 15.9 x 4.9 cm (6 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver
Design
- Inscription
- engraved: 1661 over block initials RB on top of handle end, and block initials RS over IS (perhaps IB) on back of handle end.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1661
- Culture period
- America, Massachusetts, Boston, 17th century
- Maker recorded
- John Hull (American, 1624–1683), Robert Sanderson (American, 1609–1693)
- Museum attribution
- John Hull (American, 1624–1683); Robert Sanderson (American, 1609–1693)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1940.214
- Published references
- Foote, Helen. "A Collection of Early American Silver Gift of Hollis French." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 27, no. 9 (November 1940): 131-142. Mentioned: p. 132; Reproduced: p. 138. · The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 327 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 128 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 128 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 196 · Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art . Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 77
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm maker, marks and date against silver and metalwork references.