Tea Spoon, Myer Myers, 1745–60
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1745–60
Tea Spoon made by Myer Myers (1723–1795), dated 1745–60, from American. The museum records its materials as: Silver. Recorded dimensions: L. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); 6 dwt.
(9.4 g). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 52.210.1; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Silver
- Materials
- Silver
- Dimensions
- L. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); 6 dwt. (9.4 g)
- Dimensions
- L. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); 6 dwt. (9.4 g)
Identification
- Culture
- American
- Geography
- Made in New York, New York, United States
- Date recorded
- 1745–60
- Maker recorded
- Myer Myers (1723–1795)
- Museum attribution
- Myer Myers
- Museum object name
- Spoon
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 52.210.1
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: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.