Tablespoon
Davis, Watson & Co.
(about 1820)
about 1820
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions4.6 x 23 cm (1 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Martha May Eliot and Miss Abigail Adams Eliot
Accession number1971.318
ClassificationsSilver flatware
InscriptionsAJ on handle
The initials "AJ" that are engraved on the spoon may stand for Anna Joy (b. 1799), or her step-brother, Andrew Eliot Joy (b. 1808) children of sea captain Captain Mezar Joy (1758-1817) and his second wife Ann Eliot (1765-1799) and third wife, Mary Eliot (1775-1842/3), respectively.ProvenanceBy descent to Miss Martha May Eliot and Miss Abigail Adams Eliot. September 15, 1971, gift of Eliots to MFA.
