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Dessert spoons (10)

Dessert spoons (10)
Dessert spoons (10)
Object name 
Dessert spoons (10)
Date 
ca. 1805
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
each overall: 6 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 17.5 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description 
Ten silver dessert spoons with downturned fiddle spatulate handles engraved with the Lenox family, crowned lion passant on fess, squared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr.; Collection of Waldron Phoenix belknap, Jr.
Object Number 
1950.351a-j
Marks 
stamped: on the undeside of the handles: "RW" in an oval
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.