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Tablespoon

Dateca. 1820-1850

Maker James Appleton, Sr. (1785 - 1862)

Maker James Appleton, Jr. (1813 - 1884)

OriginAmerica, Maine, Portland or Massachusetts, Marblehead

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall Length: 8”; Width of Bowl: 1 11/16"; Depth of Bowl: 11/16"

Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III

Object number2021-76

DescriptionSilver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle and angular shoulders above the juncture with its pointed oval bowl. There is no ornament on the handle or back of bowl.
InscribedEngraved "EB" in sprigged script across the front of the handle tip.
MarkingsMarked “APPLETON" in relief within a rectangle on the back of the handle.