Tools and EquipmentAmerican18th-19th century
Tablespoon
18th-19th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
At base of handle, a seashell decoration. One of seven spoons once the property of Benjamin Wadsworth, A.B. 1690, the ninth president of Harvard,1725-1736/37. Handle made separately and attached.
Dimensions
20.3 x 4.1 cm (8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Benjamin Wadsworth. Mrs. Marjorie Gene Harkness. Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1937.
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