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Tablespoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820

GUSN

GUSN-189975

Description

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

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablespoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Tablespoon
Tablespoon

Inscription

"JCM" (Engraved on the handle)
"B.C. Frobisher/ PURE/ COIN"

Associated Person

Frobisher, B. C., 1792-1862
Brigham, Jane Munroe, 1815-1838

Maker

Frobisher, B. C., 1792-1862 (Silversmith)

Dimensions

1 7/8 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Lucy Merriam Brigham

Accession Number

1942.669

Places

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

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Title Tablespoon Accession Number 1942.670

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