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Marrow Spoon

possibly W
1797–98
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsW. 1.9 cm x L. 23.1 cm (3/4 x 9 1/8 in.);
Weight: 28 gm (9 dwt)
Credit LineGift of Miss Marian Lee Blake
Accession number30.465
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on underside of large bowl, the crest of Babcock INSCRIPTIONS: engraved below crest in monogram, "AMB".ProvenanceAccording to tradition, Adam Babcock of Boston (1740-1817); Gift of Miss Marian Lee Blake to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 19, 1930)
Tea Canister
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1782–83
Cup
IR, possibly John Ruslen
1675–76
WS (possibly William Stephenson)
about 1675
EG crowned anchor between, possibly for Edward Gibson
1681–82
possibly I
1690–91
Mote Spoon
possibly L
1703–04
EG crowned anchor between, possibly for Edward Gibson
1693–94
EG crowned anchor between, possibly for Edward Gibson
1693–94
Maker G, leopard crowned, lion, possibly SM
about 1763–64
Coverlet
James Alexander (Weaver, possibly)
around 1827
Coverlet
R. Stauffer (Client, or possibly Weaver)
1855