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Maker(s):Ogilvie, John
Culture:American (b.1732)
Title:tablespoon
Date Made:circa 1765
Type:Food Service
Materials:silver
Place Made:United States; New York; New York City
Measurements:overall: 8 1/4 in.; 20.955 cm
Accession Number:  HD 1998.7.23
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 creased rounded drop; straight hemispherical shaft tapered to upturned rounded-end handle; and short midrib on the front of the handle, The spoon is marked "J+OGILVIE" in a rectangle twice on back of handle for John Ogilvie (b.1732), and engraved with the initials "M / W*M" in block letters on the back of the handle. These initials are found on HD 1998.7.22-.23 and 1998.7.9, which were purchased by Carl Kossack at the same time.

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