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Tablespoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1830-1840

GUSN

GUSN-8372

Description

Rectangular handle end with canted corners. Thin stem and shallow oval bowl with pointed end. Bright cut "V" at underside where handle meets bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablespoons
engraving (printing process)
silver (metal)
Silver
Stipple Engraved
TABLESPOON

Inscription

Stamped on back of handle: D&B [makers mark with rectangular reserve] Engraved at handle front: SL [in script] Taped paper label in NFL script: Cogswell Farm

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Downing & Baldwin (Maker)

Location of Origin

New York, NY, USA

Dimensions

5.25 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.597

Places

New York state (United States)

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