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Spoon (one of a pair)

William P. Bolles (active in 1910–1916)

1915

Medium/Technique Silver

Dimensions L. 7 1/2 in.; w. (bowl) 1 7/16 in.; wt of one spoon is 41.3 grams; the other is 41.8 grams; the latter spoon has the insect mark close to edge of handle.

Credit Line Gift of Alexander Yale Goriansky

Accession Number2001.191.2

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CollectionsAmericas

ClassificationsSilver flatware

DescriptionPair of spoons in the colonial revival style, each having downturned, coffin handles and a scalloped notch along the center of the stem. Bowl is egg-shaped.

Marks Marked "BOLLES" within a rectangle, along with an incuse symbol of a winged insec, both on the back of each handle stem.

InscriptionsEach spoon engraved "B/M*B" in roman letters on handle tip; on back of handle tip is the script engraving "June 12 / 1915"

ProvenanceThe donor purchased the spoons from F. B. Hubley, Cambridge, Massachusetts, auctioneers, December 1, 1999, lot 116. The donor believes that the spoons came from the estate of Wilbur Joseph Bender (1903-?), former dean of Harvard College and later instructor at Phillips Andover Academy.