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American Decorative Arts
Maker: William Homes, Jr., American, 1742–1825
Six teaspoons
ca. 1795
Silver
5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
other: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Gift of Carl R. Kossack, B.S. 1931, M.A. 1933
1985.84.521.1-.6
Geography:
Made in Boston, Massachusetts
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
American
Period:
18th century
Classification:
Flatware
Provenance:
Mr. Kossack purchased this set of spoons from Mary Jo Stadler of Meriden, CT
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 1985–1987,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 40, no. 2 (Spring 1988).
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998), 558.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
