Snuffers
John Laughton, Jr.
(first mark probably 1697, died in 1703)
1700–01
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsW. 3 cm x L. 13.5 cm (1 3/16 x 5 5/16 in.);
Weight: 82.2 gm (2 oz 13dwt)
Credit LineGift of Miss Harriet A. Hill in memory of her mother, Abigail Brigham Hill
Accession number15.916
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsEngraved on handle side of dish, F / I * S.ProvenanceAccording to tradition, John Foye of Boston, who married Sarah (1672-1721), daughter of Simon Lynde Foye (1706-1778) who married in 1729 Sarah Boucher (b. 1706), daughter of Louis Boucher of Boston, to their daughter, Elizabeth (b. 1735) who married David Munroe of Lexington, Massachusetts, to their daughter, Abigail (b. 1771) who married Willard Brigham of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to their daughter, Abigail (b. 1807) who married in 1836 Joseph Hill of West Cambridge, to their daughter, Harriet A. Hill, Gift of Miss Harriet A. Hill to the MFA in Memory of her mother Abigail Brigham Hill. (Accession Date: July 15, 1915)
