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Tablespoon
Marked by: Andrew Archer
English (London)
1723–24
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
W. 4.2 cm x L. 20.2 cm (1 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.);
Weight: 59. 5 gm (1oz 18 dwt)
Weight: 59. 5 gm (1oz 18 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number33.230
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe spoon is forged from a single piece of silver and has a deep oval bowl, a rat tail, a flattened stem, and a ridged Hanoverian terminus.
Marks
On the back of stem, maker's mark A (Grimwade 1); lion passant; ; date letter H; leopard's head crowned.
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on the back of stem, the crest of Lewes.
INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on back of bowl, "John Goostrey Old Devil Temple Barr".
INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on back of bowl, "John Goostrey Old Devil Temple Barr".
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933).