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American Decorative Arts
Maker: Joseph Edwards, Jr., American, 1737–1783
Tablespoon
ca. 1780
Silver
8 3/4 in., 6.6 g (22.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. Frederick C. Kossack
1985.86.175
Geography:
Made in Boston, Massachusetts
Culture:
American
Period:
18th century
Classification:
Flatware
Provenance:
Mr. Kossack purchased this spoon from Sturbridge Antigues of Sturbridge, Mass.
Bibliography:
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998), 426.
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