Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablespoon
Object Number:
1943.354
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "JR" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "W. BESSAC" in a rectangle
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "JR" in script; pointed shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Mary L. & Ellen D. Constant
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.