Stockman & Pepper
Spoon (one of a pair)

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Maker Stockman & Pepper(American, partnership active 1828–1831)American, partnership active 1828–1831

CultureAmerican

Titles

Spoon (one of a pair)

Datec. 1828–1831

Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumSilver

Dimensions9 3/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (23.4 × 4.8 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, bequest of Mary Beth Baird

Object numberB.2004.16.2

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionThis spoon, made by the short-lived Philadelphia partnership of Jacob Stockman and Henry Pepper, features the enrichment of a raised shell on its handle, which is formed in the popular “fiddleback” shape.
ProvenanceMary Beth Baird, Austin; Estate of Mary Beth Baird; given to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped underside of handle in an oval pattern: Stockman / & / Pepper

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