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Tablespoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1780-1800

GUSN

GUSN-223439

Description

Silver tablespoon with bright cut engraving on down-turned handle, engraved initials in script on handle, and Rococo leaf drop on the back of the bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablespoons
silver (metal)
bright cutting
Rococo
Tablespoon

Inscription

"I.G.E." (The I could possibly be a T)
"REVERE" (stamped)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P702
J621
PEM 132-569.1

Maker

Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1125.1

Places

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

Related Items

Title Tablespoon Accession Number 2006.44.1125.2

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