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Serving Spoons

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1790

GUSN

GUSN-189463

Description

A pair of silver serving spoons. Downturned pointed handle with an oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

serving spoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Spoon, Serving

Inscription

"ECL" (Engraved on the handle)
"J. Loring"

Associated Person

Lombard, Ephraim
Loring, Joseph, 1743-1815

Maker

Loring, Joseph, 1743-1815 (Silversmith)

Dimensions

1 1/2 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Ruth Child

Accession Number

1935.1154AB

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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