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Pair of Tablespoons

Dateca. 1825

Marked by John Adam (1775 - 1848)

OriginAmerica, Virginia, Alexandria

MediumSilver

DimensionsOL: 8 9/16" ; OW across bowl: 1 3/4"

Credit LineGift of Robert F. Grossman

Object number2008-164,1&2

DescriptionTwo silver tablespoons, each with upturned, tipped fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and pointed oval bowl
InscribedEngraved in sprigged script "McE" on the handle (note "c" is superscript)
MarkingsMarked incuse on back "J . ADAM / AlEXA" (note last A is superscript) [Hollan 2010, pg. 8, mark i-1]
ProvenanceWhirligig Antiques, Austin, TX.

Probably made by John Adam, Jr. (b. 1780) who worked in Alexandria in the 19th century.