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Infuser, Tea

Object Name:
Infuser, Tea
Object ID:
1941.007.27
Place of Origin:
England (probably)
Date:
circa 1750
Description:
Silver mote or strainer spoon. Rounded handle shank tapering to pointed, spade tip; handle flattened above egg-shaped bowl with rounded drop; surface of bowl pierced with circular and diamond-shaped openings. Evidence of two illegible, impressed marks on reverse of handle. One of four related spoons which may have been a set (1941.7.25 - .28).
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-0.9 L-4.875 inches
Provenance:
From the silver collection of Margaret H. Jewell (1866-1970).
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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