Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spoon mold
Object name
Spoon mold
Date
1750-1800
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/8 x 2 x 2 in. ( 20.6 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Brass mold for pewter spoons; cast with oval bowl with rat-tail drop and rounded, flat-ended handle with mid-rib on obverse; square knobs on outside of mold, and spout at tip of bowl.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1927.47ab
Gallery Label
The donor purchased this mold from a Mr. Sauer, who had bought it from a dealer in Connecticut.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
