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Cheese scoop

Cheese scoop
Cheese scoop
Cheese scoop
Object name 
Cheese scoop
Date 
ca. 1871
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Crosby, Morse & Foss
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 23.5 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm )
Description 
silver cheese scoop with a downturned handle with a short midrib on the underside and the engraved initial, "B" in gothic script on the front; shovel-shaped bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number 
1950.179
Marks 
engraved: on the handle: "B" in gothic script stamped: on the underside of the handle: "CROSBY, MORSE & FOSS" incuse, "925" in an oval
Gallery Label 
This cheese scoop was given to the donor's mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis