Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Sifter spoon
Object Number:
Z.116
Date:
1770-1780
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver sifter spoon with a pierced, horizontal elliptical bowl, and applied, pierced lobed sides; scrolled handle terminates in an engraved bird; unidentifiable maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Gallery Label:
A similar example, made by Francois Morellon la Cave in Amsterdam in 1772, is at the Rijksmuseum (Inv. BK-NM-3861).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
