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Serving Spoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-187897

Description

Silver serving spoon with curved black wood handle. Where the bowl attaches to the handle there is a ribbed, scallop shell-like decoration, on top and bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

serving spoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving

Inscription

"GORHAM (anchor) / N20" (Maker's mark)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 x 2 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1500.1

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