Accession No |
1988.52.5
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Name/Title |
SPOON, SHELL
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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.
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Classification |
Spoon/Food Service T&E/Food T&E/T&E For Materials/Nomenclature
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Primary Maker |
Drew, Samuel Henry (b.1844, d.1901)
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Primary Prod Date |
1880-1901
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Primary Prod Period |
19th century
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Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui
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