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Tablespoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-50055

Description

Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablespoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Tablespoon
Silver
Tablespoon

Label

In exhibit "Martha Anne Kuhn" at the Bostonian Society June 2000 to August 2000.

Inscription

"MFK/ to/ MAK" (Engraved on the back of the handle)

Maker

Libby, J. G. L., 1820-1849 (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Accession Number

1982.11

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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