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Spoon

Object Name:
Spoon
Object ID:
2015.027.42
Creator:
Austin, Nathaniel (1734-1818)Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
circa 1800
Description:
Spoon, silver. Made by Nathaniel Austin (1734-1818), Boston, MA. Downturned, tapered handle with pointed end. Egg-shaped bowl. "JSL" engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "Austin" stamped in rectangle on back of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.3 L-6.75 inches Weight-1.1 oz
Provenance:
Owned by Joseph and Susanna Frothingham Lamson of Charlestown, MA.

Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.
Credit Line:
Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard, Anne Shepard Bullis, and G. Dudley Shepard
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