Tablespoon

Date1799-1800

MediumSilver (Sterling)

DimensionsOL: 8 3/8; OW (bowl): 1 13/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1971-397

DescriptionSilver tablespoon with oval bowl, long drop, and turned-back, rounded handle with bright-cut ovals, flowers, and borders down the face of the handle.
Label TextThis feather-edged tablespoon bears the engraved initials of an unidentified owner on the face of the handle.
Inscribed"W·M·B" in block letters engraved within oval on the face of the handle.
MarkingsFull London marks: lion passant, leopard's head crowned, date letter "D", monarch's head, and maker's mark "A·S" in relief within a rectangle.
ProvenanceVendor: Garrard & Co. Ltd., London