William Hollingshead
Turkey Spoon
1748
Physical Qualities
Silver, 3 7/8 × 13 1/4 × 2 1/8 in. (9.8 × 33.7 × 5.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia P.B. White, Baltimore
Object Number
1933.54.128
Silver turkey spoon made by William Hollingshead, c. 1754-1785. The Hanoverian pattern has a central ridge down the front stem and a distinctive rat-tail on the reverse of the spoon bowl.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1933; Virginia Purviance Bonsal White (1869-1955), Baltimore, MD
Inscribed: Engraved: "M" with "M (star/sun symbol) E" below initial M
Markings: stamped: "WH" 3 times
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Chestertown Hallway/Case 3
