Description:
Set of three silver spoons with pointed bowls with incised V-shaped drops on the back and downturned pointed-end handles, which are marked "J [pellet] L" in a rectangle for Joseph Loring (1743-1815), and engraved with the initials "E A" in block letters in an asymmetrical wigglework reserve on the front of the handle. Born in Hull, Mass., Loring trained as a goldsmith in Boston, probably with a cousin, Benjamin Loring (1731-1798), finishing his apprenticeship about 1764. He was established successfully within several years, owning a house and workshop by 1771; he bought a large house on Court Street in 1782 where he and his family lived for many years, and his shop at 3 Union Street was listed in the city directories for 1789, 1796, and 1798 where he seemed to have specialized in making jewelry and other small enamelled works. Much of the holloware and flatware pieces he made during the 1780s and 1790s have elaborate medallions, bowknots and border designs that incorporate punch details and roulette work.
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