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Serving Spoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1848-1865

GUSN

GUSN-47937

Description

Silver serving spoon. Pointed handle with a twisted shaft. Shovel shaped bowl with scalloped edges. Bright cut floral and foliate design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"SFB" (Engraved on the handle)

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1969.657a

Maker

Bailey & Co. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.657.1

Places

Pennsylvania (United States)

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