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Spoon

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Record 273/826
Copyright New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, NY
Object ID T0272
Object Name Spoon
Description Iroquois-type Spoon With Effigy of Swan; Medium/Materials: Maple; Marks: White rectangular tag, typewritten: "Indian Wood Spoon. Secured by M.R. Herrington archeologist, from the Indians of Canada. Presented to Mrs Loveland, I bought same of Mrs Loveland in 1920. L. C. Snyder." [Tag is stored in accession file.];
Dimensions W-3 L-6 D-2 inches
Early Date 1860 ca.
Place of Origin Ontario, USA
People Iroquois/
Provenance (1) M.R. Harrington. Canada.; (2) Mrs. Loveland. Canada. Presented to her by Herrington [sic].; (3) L.C. Snyder. Purchased 1920 from Loveland.; (4) Jonathan Holstein. Cazenovia, New York.; (5) Eugene V. Thaw October 24, 1990.;
Used Iroquois
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