Crumber

Object Name:: Crumber
Object ID:: 1942.001.16
Place of Origin:: Boston, MA
Date:: 1869-1875
Description:: Silver Table Crumber. Crumb knife or receiver with handle in standard pattern known as "Threaded Oval", having flat shank which broadens to rounded upturned end with short rib; threaded border on both surfaces of handle. Rectangular tray (bottom of which is slightly rounded) with handle juncture on shorter end. Vertical edges except on one long side; tops of vertical sides have scalloped outline; engraved design on inner bottom surface including roulette-produced borders and volutes together with stylized palmettes at either end. "Jewell" engraved in script on handle face. Stamped marks on reverse of handle: "CROSBY.MORSE&FOSS", in upper case roman letters incuse, and "925" within oval.
Material:: Metal
Silver
Dimensions:: W-2.4 L-12.125 inches
Provenance:: Tableware item with the name "Jewell" engraved on it. Probably from a set owned by the donor's parents, Susan A. Bradley (1826-1903) and Harvey Jewell (1820-1881) of Boston, MA, married in 1849. Makers not listed in available references. "Crosby & Foss", however, are listed as Boston manufacturers in N. D. Turner, American Silver Flatware, 1837-1910, p. 254.
Credit Line:: Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
People:: Jewell, Harvey (1820-1881), Jewell, Susan A. (1826-1903), Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)