id:			119231
accession number:	1940.148
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.148
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Spoon, c. 1790–1800. Caleb Beal (American, 1746–1801). Silver; overall: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French 1940.148

title:				Spoon
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1790–1800
creation date earliest:		1785
creation date latest:		1805
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Hollis French
copyright:			

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culture:	America, Massachusetts, 18th century
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* Caleb Beal (American, 1746–1801)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Overall: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	"HAB" in script within reserve on top at handle end.  (Initials of the original owner have not been identified.)
	translation:	
	remark:		

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 8
	url:		

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