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Accession No 1988.52.5
Name/Title SPOON, SHELL
Brief Description This spoon is made of paua shell. The highly coloured handle is attached to the apricot-coloured shell bowl by a brass extension with a forked end that supports the shell bowl of spoon. Made by Samuel Henry Drew, a Whanganui jeweller and the founder of the Wanganui Public Museum.
Classification Spoon/Food Service T&E/Food T&E/T&E For Materials/Nomenclature
Primary Maker Drew, Samuel Henry (b.1844, d.1901)
Primary Prod Date 1880-1901
Primary Prod Period 19th century
Primary Prod Place Whanganui
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