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One of four Teaspoons

Thomas Stevens Eayres (American, 1760–about 1813)
about 1790
Object Place: United States

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Overall: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Charles G. Dawes
Accession Number52.201
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver flatware

DescriptionThis spoon has a pointed handle, backward bent with the crest of a bird displayed over (added) script Dawes. It also has a rounded drop on an oval bowl.
Marks T(dot)E in rectangle
InscriptionsDawes
ProvenanceSaid to have been made for William and Mehitable Dawes. February 14, 1952, bequest of Charles G. Dawes to MFA.