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Serving Spoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1780-1798

GUSN

GUSN-55483

Description

One of a set of six. Silver serving spoon with a downturned oval handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

serving spoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Silver
Shell
Spoon, Serving

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Emery, Stephen, 1749-1801 (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.428.3

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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