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Spoons and Spoon Mold

1700–1800
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 710
Pewter could be melted down and reused multiple times. Spoons similar to this example were found in the wreck of a pirate ship that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Spoons and Spoon Mold
  • Date: 1700–1800
  • Medium: Bronze, pewter
  • Dimensions: H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Frederick S. Wait, 1907
  • Object Number: 07.175a–d
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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