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American Decorative Arts
Maker: Benjamin Burt, 1729–1805
Salt spoon, one of a pair
1773
Sterling silver
4 3/8 in. (11 cm)
Gift of John Devereux Kernan, in honor of Gregory B. Smith, B.A. 1934
1973.27.1
Geography:
Made in Boston, Massachusetts
Status:
On view
Culture:
American
Period:
18th century
Classification:
Flatware
Bibliography:
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998), 237.
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