The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 25, 2025

Marrow Scoop

c. 1750–60
fabricated by

John Coburn

(American, 1725–1803)
America, Massachusetts, Boston
silver
Overall: 23.9 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Gift of Hollis French 1940.176
Location: Not on view

Description

Used to extract the marrow from the bones of cooked meat.
  • Hollis French, Annisquam, MA.
  • Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 28
  • 35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
  • {{cite web|title=Marrow Scoop|url=false|author=John Coburn|year=c. 1750–60|access-date=25 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.176