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Table Spoon

Richards and Williamson

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Table Spoon by Richards and Williamson. The spoon is lying horizontally. The bowl of the spoon is on the left. The bowl is oval shaped and smooth inside and out. The handle is on the right. The handle is flat and smooth on the underside. The top of the handle is textured with a series of rope-like ridges running along its length. There are decorative curved indentations on either side near the bowl. There are three etched lines across the end of the handle. The end of the handle is circular and flat. The background is a plain flat surface light gray color.

Artwork details

Date:
1770–1800
Medium:
Silver
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
598 × 209 px
Museum record:
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