Artist/Maker William G. Forbes (1751 - 1840)

Tablespoon

ca. 1800

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Silver

Overall: 9 1/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 in. (23.2 × 4.4 × 2.5 cm)

Gift of Marshall Blankarn

1981.22b

DescriptionOne of a pair of silver tablespoons with downturned pointed handles with bright-cut engraving, short splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "JB" in script; undersides of the handles engraved, "I. W. A." in gothic script; pointed oval bowls with pointed arch drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides.

Markingsengraved: on the handles: "JB" in script engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "I. W. A." in gothic script stamped: on the undersides: "WGForbes" in a rectangle in script

ClassificationsSILVER