Spoon Mold

Description:

Two-part mold for a Hanoverian type rattail spoon with midrib on face of its rounded terminal; registration hole on right side of handle. Stamped on face of male half "IM" and face of female half "1721".

Date Made: 1721

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United StatesUnited Kingdom: England

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of John Paul Remensnyder

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.0939.021Accession Number: 1978.0939Catalog Number: 1978.0939.021

Object Name: mold, spoon

Physical Description: brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 3/8 in x 8 3/8 in x 2 in; 6.0325 cm x 21.2725 cm x 5.08 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0628-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_309544

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