Spoon
918-1392 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The spoon has a long pointed bowl, and a curved handle with an elaborate swallow-tail end. At each end of the handle is a pricked floral scroll design.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Physical description | The spoon has a long pointed bowl, and a curved handle with an elaborate swallow-tail end. At each end of the handle is a pricked floral scroll design. |
| Dimensions | Height: 11.9' Width: 1.45 Notes: Width of bowl |
| Style | |
| Object history | Purchased from Messrs. Kavanough & Co. (Seoul, Korea), accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.407-1912 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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