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Spoon (Tablespoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Myer Myers (Inspiration for fake)

  • Place of Origin:

    Mid-Atlantic, North America

  • Date:

    1934-1945

  • Museum Object Number:

    2019.0041.364


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2019.0041.364

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation

Creator (Role)

Myer Myers (Inspiration for fake)
1723-1795

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, North America

Date

1934-1945

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "MM" in a shield shape cartouche, stamped twice
2. Inscription; Handle, tip, underside; "H * G" engraved

Dimensions (inches)

1.26986 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Alloy analysis via XRF in 1983 indicated: Silver 92.73%. Copper 6.42%, Gold 0.11%, and Lead 0.52%.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Carlson, Janice H. & Fennimore, Donald L. 1983 The Fakes. The Stevens Indicator. 100 (4)
Published: pp. 6, 12.
[Book] Barquist, David L. 2001 Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York.
Marks p. 254.