About the Artwork
Apostle Spoon: Saint Bartholomew
1629
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English
English
Silver
Overall: 7 3/16 × 2 × 3/4 inches, 57.2 g (18.3 × 5.1 × 1.9 cm, 2 ounces)
Silver
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mrs. Henry P. Williams
55.447
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Stamp, on rear of handle: [lion passant] [small Roman or italic m] [date letter for 1629-30] [maker's mark: illegible d or possibly D with a bow crossing from upper right to lower left] Stamp, on interior of bowl, below stem: [leopard's head crowned]
Provenance
April 1955, Crichton Brothers, London, England
Mrs. Henry P. Williams
1955-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Grigaut, P. "A New Gift of 'Apostle' Spoons." Bulletin of the DIA 35, no. 1 (1955/56): pp. 4-6 (ill.).
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English, Apostle Spoon: Saint Bartholomew, 1629, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Henry P. Williams, 55.447.
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