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Teaspoon
Teaspoon

Teaspoon

Jonathan Trott (1730–1815)
About 1755–60
Object Place for LabelBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsL. 4 1/2 in.; width bowl 7/8 in.
Credit LineGift of Catherine Coolidge Lastavica in memory of her great-grandmother Elizabeth Gardner Amory and in honor of her cousin John Lowell Gardner
Accession number2004.72
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ClassificationsSilver flatware
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved on back of handle "E * G" in shaded capitals.ProvenanceEngraved initials are those of an Elizabeth Gardner. Three generations of John Gardners married wives named Elizabeth: Elizabeth Weld (b. 1681; Elizabeth Putnam (1700-1764), and Elizabeth Pickering (1737-1823). By descent in the family to the donor.
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