Strainer Spoon (Cleveland Museum of Art 1940.418)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th Century
The bowl of this spoon was used to remove the unwanted debris from punch, while the spike at the other end of the handle could spear a slice of lemon. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1940.418: Strainer Spoon, 18th Century. America. Silver; overall: 13.5 x 2.6 cm (5 5/16 x 1 in.). Inscribed: engraved: "S.P" in block letters on back of bowl.. 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: 13.5 x 2.6 cm (5 5/16 x 1 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 13.5 x 2.6 cm (5 5/16 x 1 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver
Design
- Inscription
- engraved: "S.P" in block letters on back of bowl.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 18th Century
- Culture period
- America
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1940.418
- Published references
- Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art . Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. mentioned & reproduced P 157
- 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.