Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Maître « VC »
Jam Pot with 12 Spoons
Artist
Martin-Guillaume Biennais
La Cochère, France, 1764 – Paris 1843
Maître « VC »
Active in the region of La Manche
Title
Jam Pot with 12 Spoons
Date
Jam pot: 1819; spoons: between 1798 and 1809
Materials
Silver, silver gilt
Dimensions
Jam pot : 35 cm (h.), 14.5 cm (diam.); spoon: 14.4 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm (each)
Weight
Weight: 1,381.9 g (jam pot), approx. 29 g (each spoon)
Credits
Gift of the Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C., O.C., in honour of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' 150th anniversary, inv. 2010.800.1-13
Collection
Decorative Arts and Design
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