Pair of Tablespoons
Dateca. 1825
Marked by
John Adam
1775 - 1848
MediumSilver
DimensionsOL: 8 9/16" ; OW across bowl: 1 3/4"
Credit LineGift of Robert F. Grossman
Object number2008-164,1&2
DescriptionTwo silver tablespoons, each with upturned, tipped fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and pointed oval bowlInscription(s)Engraved in sprigged script "McE" on the handle (note "c" is superscript)Mark(s)Marked incuse on back "J . ADAM / AlEXA" (note last A is superscript) [Hollan 2010, pg. 8, mark i-1]ProvenanceWhirligig Antiques, Austin, TX.Probably made by John Adam, Jr. (b. 1780) who worked in Alexandria in the 19th century.
