Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1913.003
- Creator:
- Revere, Paul (1734-1818)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1780
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Paul Revere (1734-1818), Boston, MA; c. 1780. Silver. Squared handle shank flattening and broadening to downturned, slightly pointed end; ovoid bowl with rounded drop. Double-lined script initials "IMK" engraved on handle face against ground of hatching within oval outline. Stamped mark on reverse of stem: "REVERE", in upper-case roman letters, pellet preceding, within a plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.7 L-8.4 inches
- Provenance:
- The spoon was given to NHHS by Frank J. Wilder, proprietor of The Old Curiosity Shop, Saratoga Springs, NY. Said by him to have been made c. 1780 for Col. Israel M. Keith (1750-1819) of Easton, MA, and Pittsford, VT.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frank J. Wilder
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