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Salt spoon

(American, 1782–1854)
about 1820–40
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Dr. Samuel A. Green
Accession number19.1413
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ClassificationsSilver flatware
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Inscriptionsengraved E.L. for Elisa Lawrence (1796-1874), wife of Joshua Green (1797-1875) and mother of donor.
ProvenanceFeb. 21, 1910, Lent by Dr. Samuel A. Green to MFA; 1919, bequest by Green to MFA.
late 18th century
early 18th century
mid-14th–mid-15th century
second half of 14th–first third of 15th century
late 15th–early 16th century
mid-13th century