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Maker(s):Austin, Nathaniel
Culture:American (1734-1818)
Title:tablespoon
Date Made:ca. 1770
Type:Food Service
Materials:silver
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Charlestown or Boston
Measurements:overall: 8 in; 20.32 cm
Accession Number:  HD 61.232
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Silver tablespoon with an elliptical bowl with a rounded drop and shell, and spatulate-end handle with a short mid-rib, which is marked "NA" in a rectangle for Nathaniel Austin (1734-1818), and engraved with the initials "P / CS" on the back of the handle. Austin worked in Charlestown until 1776 when his house and shop were destroyed during the British bombardment; he later moved to Boston where he was listed in Boston directories from 1789-1816.

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