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Pair of Tablespoons

Dateca. 1810

Marked by John Vogler (1783-1881)

OriginAmerica, North Carolina, Salem

MediumSilver

Dimensions1) OL: 8 11/16; 2) OL: 8 5/8

Credit LineGift of James Boswell and Christopher Caracci

Object number2021-243,1&2

DescriptionPair of silver tablespoons: each with a pointed oval bowl and plain down-turned, straight fiddle handle with squared end (no backdrop, shoulders, or swagged tip).
Label TextJohn Vogler (1783-1881) was a leading citizen in the Moravian religious community of Salem (now Winston-Salem), North Carolina. Best known of the town's early silversmiths, he also worked as a watch and instrument maker, gunsmith, brass founder, artist, and chairmaker.
MarkingsEach spoon struck in relief once on back of fiddle handle “I.VOGLER” in a rectangle
ProvenancePrivate Collection, Nashville, Tennessee
Brunk Auctions, Ashville, NC, January 3, 2009, lot 386
James Boswell and Chris Caracci