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Spoon Bowl

Spoon Bowl

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Description
Ovoid spoon bowl, broken off at juncture with handle; struck once inside just below juncture with a circular touchmark of a standing bird, facing left and possibly holding a banner in its beak.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
fragment, spoon
date made
late 17th or early 18th century
1675 - 1700
place made
United Kingdom: England
place used; place found
United States: Maryland, Patuxent
Physical Description
pewter (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 1/2 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 1.27 cm x 6.0325 cm x 4.445 cm
ID Number
DL.378463
catalog number
378463
accession number
143146
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Slattery
subject
Archaeology
Maryland
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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