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Tablespoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-40221

Description

Silver tablespoon with a downturned oval handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablespoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Tablespoon
Silver
Tablespoon

Inscription

"I*F" (Engraved on the handle)

Maker

Possibly Fowle, John H. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Watertown, MA, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Gertrude M. Graves

Accession Number

1939.244

Reference Notes

Flynt, Henry N. and Martha G. Fales. The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver.. Old Deerfield, MA: The Heritage Foundation, 1968.

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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