Marrow Scoop/Spoon (Cleveland Museum of Art 1940.255)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1790
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1940.255: Marrow Scoop/Spoon, c. 1790. Attributed to Joseph Richardson (American, 1752–1831). Silver; overall: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.).
Inscribed: engraved "MDL" in bright-cut script on back of larger scoop, and "E" in script on top of joint above smaller scoop.. 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: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver
Design
- Inscription
- engraved "MDL" in bright-cut script on back of larger scoop, and "E" in script on top of joint above smaller scoop.
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1790
- Culture period
- America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Maker recorded
- Joseph Richardson (American, 1752–1831)
- Museum attribution
- Joseph Richardson (American, 1752–1831)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1940.255
- 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. 131
- 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.