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KC1971-974
Salt spoon, one of a pair
KC1971-974

Salt spoon, one of a pair

Dateca. 1780
Artist/Maker Hester Bateman (1708 - 1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Sterling)
DimensionsL: 4 31/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-148,1
DescriptionOne of a pair of salt spoons with a shell bowl.
Label TextThe cartouche and the feather-edged borders of the wrought handles of this pair are chased. The shell bowls and the shoulders at the base of the handles are cast. A similar pair of salt spoons by Hester Bateman is illustrated in David S. Shure, Hester Bateman, Queen of English Silversmiths (London: W. H. Allen, 1959), pl. XXXIX.
InscribedOwner's crest engraved within cartouche on face of each nandle.
MarkingsMaker's mark of "HB" and lion passant on the underside of handle; owner's crest engraved within cartouche on face of handle.
ProvenanceS. J. Shrubsole Corp., New York