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Basting Spoon

Marked by: George Smith (III)
Marked by: William Fearn
English (London)
1794–95
Object Place: Europe, London, England

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions W. 5.3 cm x L. 30.4 cm (2 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.);
Weight: 110.6 gm (3 oz 11 dwt)
Credit Line Bequest of Miss O. M. E. Rowe
Accession Number31.491
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionEach spoon, forged from a single piece, has an oval bowl and a flattened stem with a plain drop and a plain Hanoverian end.
Marks On back of steam of each,lion passant; leopard's head crowned; date letter t; sovereign's head; maker's mark GS over WF (Grimwade 910).
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on front of each, the crest and motto of Campbell.
INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on back of handle, "R".
ProvenanceBequest of Miss O. M. E. Rowe to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 16, 1931)