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Server, Pie

Object Name:
Server, Pie
Object ID:
1941.007.04
Creator:
Harding, Newell & Co.Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
1858-1863
Description:
Pie Server. Made by Newell Harding & Co., Boston, MA; 1858-1863. Silver. "Threaded Oval" pattern. Upturned, rounded handle with pointed end and short rib; threaded outline on both sides of handle; broad, trowel-shaped blade, having scalloped outline edge near handle juncture; front decorated with engraved and pierced flowers and basket of fruit. Engraved border on edge of blade. "Helen." engraved in Gothic script on front of handle. "Bradley" engraved in script on reverse. "N.HARDING&CO." and "PURE COIN" stamped in upper-case roman letters, incuse on back of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-3.125 L-10.375 inches
Provenance:
The donor's mother was Susan A. Bradley (1826-1903), whose family had lived in Concord, NH, since the early 18th century. Susan A. Bradley married Harvey Jewell (1820-1881) of Boston in 1849. Helen Lyman Jewell (1858-1863) was one of their children.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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