Basting or Serving Spoon
Date1803
Maker
William Eley I & William Fearn
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4"; Width of Bowl: 2 1/8"; Depth of bowl: 3/4"
Credit LineBequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage
Object number2020-329
DescriptionLarge spoon with a rounded, downturned, and thickened handle tip which meets the oval bowl with a ridged round drop.Label TextSilver stuffing spoon, London 1802. Maker's mark rubbed. Believed to be that of Willliam Eley and William Fern
MarkingsHallmarks for London, Sterling, and 1803. Rubbed maker's mark "WE" over "WF" in relief within a square (Grimwade-3112).
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