Coffee spoons (4)

1793–1794

Place madeLondon, England, Europe

Silver

Each: 5 1/8 × 1 × 5/8 in. (13 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm)

Gift of Mrs. George Edward Cornell

1932.118a-d

These coffee spoons belonged to Edward Plummer, a Quaker elder and a relation of the donor's family.

DescriptionFour silver coffee spoons with downturned handles with short splayed midribs on the undersides and the engraved initials, "EP" in script on the fronts; pointed oval bowls with tipped drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.

Markingsengraved: on the handles: "EP" in script stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "GS/ WF" in a rectangle, lion passant, "S" in a rectangle, king's bust in an oval

ClassificationsSILVER