Spoon
maker
Jacob Michelsen Steen
(Bergen, Norway, about 1687 - about 1740, Bergen, Norway)
Date1740
Place MadeBergen, Hordaland, Norway, Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18w92
eMuseum ID717434
EmbARK ObjectID14585
Previous Number454.7
Previous NumberM18w83.7
TMS Source ID3337
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesMarks (along the back of the handle): IMS, 12?, B over 1740
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner and John L. Gardner, Jr. during their travels in Norway, 23 June - 17 August 1867.
