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

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ClassificationsSilver flatware

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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.