Marrow Scoop | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1999.306.59
People: Pierre Platel, British, English (Lille c. 1664 - 1719 London)
Title: Marrow Scoop
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Work Type: scoop
Date: c. 1715
Places: Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/187394

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)
32.94 g

Inscriptions and Marks

hallmark: on stem, struck: Maker's mark
hallmark: Forged mark of Paul de Lamerie

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David Berg, New York; his 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: 1999.306.59
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: The reverse of the larger bowl engraved with a crest
The crest, that of a leg, spurred, in armor, was used by several families

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. 231, cat. no. 264, repr. p. 231, details repr. p. 231.

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1999.306.59: Marrow Scoop