Spoon

Date1690-1725

MediumPewter

DimensionsOL: 7 3/4"; W (bowl): 1 11/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1953-427

DescriptionSpoon: elliptical bowl with "rat-tail" on back, stem flattened and terminating in "wavy-end," the tip is turned up.
Label TextThis same touch mark appears on a porringer in the Colonial Williamsburg collection (accession 1959-35).
InscribedNone
MarkingsTouch mark an elaborate openwork design of decorative cording with "i" to the left and "T[?]" to the right within a beaded circle on underside of handle.
ProvenanceVendor: A.V. Sutherland-Graeme, London.