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Tablespoon
Probably by: James Tookey (first mark entered 1750)
English (London)
1752–53
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
W. 4.3 cm x L. 20.3 cm (1 11/16 x 8 in.);
Weight: 68 gm (2 oz 4dwt)
Weight: 68 gm (2 oz 4dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number33.245
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionEach spoon is forged from a single piece of silver and has a deep oval bowl, a rat tail, a flattened stem, and a ridged Hanoverian terminus.
Marks
On back of stem, maker's mark IT (Grimwade 1703);date letter r; lion passant; leopard's head crowned;
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on each stem, the crest of Hall or Butts.
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933).