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Maker(s):Simpkins, William
Culture:American (1704-1780)
Title:tablespoon
Date Made:circa 1745
Type:Food Service
Materials:silver
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Boston
Measurements:overall: 7 1/4 in.; 18.415 cm
Accession Number:  HD 1998.7.36
Credit Line:Gift of Carl R. Kossack
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Silver tablespoon with an elliptical bowl and a long rat-tail drop; straight narrow shaft tapering to an upturned handle; and a long midrib on the front of the handle. The spoon is marked "W.SIMPKINS" in rectangle on back of handle for Willliam Simpkins (1704-1780), and engraved with the initials"L*B" in block letters on the back of the handle.

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