spoon

Object NameSpoon

Made FromGlass, Gilding

Date1600-1699

Place MadeItaly, Venice

TechniqueBlown, applied, tooled, gilt

SizeOverall H: 22.1 cm, W: 4.4 cm

Accession Number50.3.73

Credit LineGift of George D. Macbeth

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Curiosities of Glassmaking

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSpoon. Colorless glass with brownish tinge; blown, applied, tooled, gilt. Egg shaped bowl, deeper at handle end than at tip; applied rope twist handle with rattail on bottom of bowl; three small bosses at top of attachment to bowl. End scrolled and finned; traces of gilding on bosses and end.
Provenance

Source George D. Macbeth (1892-1968) - 1950-10-01