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Tablespoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820-1825

GUSN

GUSN-189957

Description

Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, narrow stem, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablespoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Tablespoon
Tablespoon

Inscription

"H. B." (Engraved on the handle)
"T.A. DAVIS"

Associated Person

Davis, Thomas Aspinwall, 1798-1845

Additional Identification Number

1941.172b

People and Organizations

Browne family (Watertown, Mass.)

Davis, Thomas Aspinwall, 1798-1845

Maker

Davis, Thomas Aspinwall, 1798-1845 (Silversmith)

Dimensions

1 3/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mabel Josselyn

Accession Number

1941.172.2

Places

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

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