Spoon | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1999.306.55
People: Francis Archibold, British, English (free 1678)
Title: Spoon
Other Titles: Title: Trefid Spoon
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Work Type: spoon
Date: 1697-1698
Places: Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/187049

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
54 g

Inscriptions and Marks

hallmark: on stem, struck: Britannia, lion's head erased, date letter
maker's mark: on stem, struck: [fleur-de-lys] / AR [in shaped punch] [Francis Archbold; Grimwade, no. 82]
inscription: reverse of terminal, engraved: TLM

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David Berg, New York; bequest; to the Fogg Museum, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg
Accession Year: 1999
Object Number: 1999.306.55
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Trifid-end stem and back of the egg-shaped rat-tail bowl stamped with scrolls.

Publication History

Christopher Hartop, British and Irish Silver in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums/Yale University Press (Cambridge, Mass. and New Haven, 2007), p. 193, cat. no. 190, repr. p. 193, details repr. p. 193.

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1999.306.55: Spoon