Set of six tablespoons | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1974.79.1-6
People: Ebenezer Noyes Moulton, American (Boston, MA 1768 - 1824 Boston, MA)
Joseph Moulton, American (Newbury, MA 1724-1795)
Title: Set of six tablespoons
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Work Type: spoon
Date: c. 1770
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/47190

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

22.5 x 4.5 cm (8 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: Monogram on handle: WEP in script; stamped Moulton in rectangle on back of handle.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: William and Elizabeth Parsons.
To brother, Theophilus Parsons.
By descent to R. W. and Dorothy Seymour Byerly.
Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1974.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Estate of Dorothy Seymour Byerly
Accession Year: 1974
Object Number: 1974.79.1-6
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Handle made separately and attached.

Verification Level

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