Spoon, Serving
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Serving
- Object ID:
- 1979.055.22.1
- Creator:
- Dexter, Benjamin (1817-1879)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- New Bedford, MA
- Date:
- 1848-1860
- Description:
- Serving Spoon. Made by Benjamin Dexter (1817-1879), New Bedford, MA; 1848-1860. Stamped, silver. Upturned pointed-end handle with decorated tip, Thread decoration on front and back of handle, terminating on front in stylized acanthus leaves and scrolls. Fluted oval shell-shaped bowl. "SBC / to / MJT" engraved in script on reverse of handle end. "B.DEXTER" and "PURE COIN", in upper-case roman letters, incuse, stamped on back of handle. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.875 L-8.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a large collection of Kent and Thomas family items, bequeathed by Louise Thomas Blanding (1891-1981) of Rhode Island. Donor is the granddaughter of Mary Jane Kent (1806-1897) & Rev. Moses George Thomas (1805-1880) of Concord, New Hampshire and New Bedford, Massachusetts. This piece, engraved SBC to MJT, probably belonged to Mary Jane Kent Thomas.
Maker's mark of New Bedford, Massachusetts silversmith, Benjamin Dexter, working dates c.1830-c.1865. Mary Jane and Rev. Thomas resided in New Bedford 1848-c.1868. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Louise Thomas Blanding
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