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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1937.136
People
Joseph Loring, American (Hull, MA 1743 - 1815)
Title
Tablespoon
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
spoon
Date
c. 1790
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230505

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
24.5 x 5.1 cm (9 5/8 x 2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Inscribed on handle end: BW [cursive] to BR; stamped on back of handle, bottom: J Loring

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Marjorie Gene Harkness.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Marjory Gane Harkness
Accession Year
1937
Object Number
1937.136
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Coffin-handled, line drawn on bowl imitating attached handle. One of seven spoons once the property of Benjamin Wadsworth, A.B. 1690, the ninth president of Harvard, 1725-1736/37.

Verification Level

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