Spoon, American, 1770–80
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1770–80
Spoon in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 38.98), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department. The museum dates it 1770–80 and records its origin as American; Boston, New England, United States.
It is attributed to Paul Revere Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1734–1818 Boston, Massachusetts). The museum records the medium as Silver and the dimensions as Overall: 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (1.9 x 21.9 cm); 2 oz. 5 dwt. (70.4 g) Bowl: W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (1.9 x 21.9 cm); 2 oz. 5 dwt. (70.4 g) Bowl: W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Paul Revere Jr.
- Place recorded
- Boston, New England, United States
- Culture recorded
- American
Identification
- Met object id
- 7811
- Museum object name
- Spoon
- Museum object number
- 38.98
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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