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Tablespoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1885

GUSN

GUSN-67072

Description

Silver tablespoon with a rectangular handle and a pointed oval bowl. Colonial pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablespoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Tablespoon
Tablespoon

Inscription

"MEM" (Engraved on the handle)

Additional Identification Number

1974.278a

Maker

Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Providence, RI, USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Frances W. Marrett

Accession Number

1974.278.1

Reference Notes

Carpenter, Charles Hope, Author. Gorham Silver, 1831-1981. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1982.

Places

Rhode Island (United States)

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