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Pair of sucket forks
William Rouse (American, born in the Netherlands or western Germany, 1639–1704 or 1705)
1677
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall (1996.122.1): 2.5 x 15.2 cm (1 x 6 in.)
Overall (1996.122.2): 2.5 x 15.4 cm (1 x 6 1/16 in.)
Overall (1996.122.2): 2.5 x 15.4 cm (1 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Mary Coolidge
Accession Number1996.122.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver flatware
DescriptionEach sucket fork has a flat stem, shaped in reverse curves, terminating at one end in a bowl, at the other in a flat, two-tined fork with sprocket-like protrusions near handle. The bowls are rounded with v-drop on back.
Marks
Each sucket fork has been marked "WR" in an oval, twice on the back of the handle, and once on the back of the bowl.
Inscriptions"F / I L" engraved in shaded roman capitals on back of each bowl.
ProvenanceCol. John (1644 – 1710) and Lydia (Turell) Foster (1660 – 1689), m. 1677; to their daughter Lydia Foster (1686 – 1748) and her husband, Edward Hutchinson (1678 – 1752), m. 1706; to Elizabeth Hutchinson (1731 – 1793) and Rev. Nathaniel Robbins (1726 – 1795), m. 1757; to their son Edward Hutchinson Robbins (1758 – 1829) and Elizabeth Murray (1756 – 1837), m. 1785; to their daughter Mary Robbins (1794 – 1879) and Joseph Warren Revere (1777 – 1868), m. 1821; to Jane Minot Revere (1834 – 1910) and Dr. John Phillips Reynolds (1825 – 1909), m. 1859; to Theresa Reynolds (1874 – 1972) and her husband, Julian Lowell Coolidge (1873 – 1954), m. 1901; to John Phillips Coolidge (1913 – 1995) and Mary Elizabeth Welch (b. 1912), m. 1935; 1996, gift of Mr and Mrs Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession date: June 26, 1996)