coffee spoon with "bright cut" decoration, Hester Bateman

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1708–1794
coffee spoon with "bright cut" decoration, circa 1790
Where object was made: London, England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: sterling silver
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 12.8 x 2.5 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 1 0.984252 x 5 1/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Kathleen McBride Hall
Accession number: 2005.0162
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Exhibition Label:
"Recent Acquisitions," Mar-2006, Emily Stamey
Bright cut refers to a type of engraved decoration created with short, deeply-angled cuts in the silver that produce highly reflective lines.

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