Artist/Maker
Joseph and Teunis D. DuBois
(active 1795 - 1797)
Retailer
William G. Forbes
(1751 - 1840)
Dessert spoon
1795–1797
andNew Jersey
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Silver
Each: 7 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 in. (17.8 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm)
Bequest of Catharine Augusta De Peyster
1911.51c
DescriptionOne of nine silver dessert spoons with downturned pointed handles with short midribs on the undersides, bright-cut decoration and the engraved initials, "JVC" in script on the fronts; pointed oval bowls with pointed drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.Markingsstamped: on underside of the handle: "W. G. Forbes" in script, bird's head in an oval, and a sheaf of wheat in a rectangle
engraved: on the handles: "J V C" in script
ClassificationsSILVER
