Tablespoon
John Burt
(American, 1692/93–1745/46)
about 1740
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions4 x 19.8 cm (1 9/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit LineA gift from the collection of Dr. Arthur DuBois Brundidge, Walden N.Y., and Northport, N.Y.
Accession number1981.427
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver flatware
Collections
A mate to this spoon, engraved with identical initials and in the same style, was sold in 1992 by Gebelein Silversmiths, Inc.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
ProvenanceOriginal owners unknown. Acquired by the donor, a collector of silver, sometime during the twentieth century.
