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Teaspoon (one of five)

Augustus Rogers (active 1830–1871)
about 1830–50
Object Place: New York or Boston, United States

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions 3.5 x 15.4 cm (1 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession NumberRES.40.48
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver flatware

DescriptionThis spoon has a tipped fiddle stem with an upturned end, a rounded shoulder, and an egg-shaped bowl.
Marks "A. Ro____" in uppercase letters stamped in a rectangle and "1" struck incuse on the back of the shoulder. The presumed "gers" is worn away and illegible.
Inscriptions"ELB" in script laterally on the front of the stem.
ProvenanceApril 11, 1940, annonymous gift to MFA in honor of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1883-1914).