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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1937.139
People
Ebenezer Noyes Moulton, American (Boston, MA 1768 - 1824 Boston, MA)
Title
Teaspoon
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
spoon
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230615

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
15.6 x 2.9 cm (6 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Inscribed cursive on handle end: BW [slightly more hesitant hand than 1937.134-137]. Stamped on back of handle: MOULTON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Marjorie Gene Harkness.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Marjory Gane Harkness
Accession Year
1937
Object Number
1937.139
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
One of seven spoons once the property of Benjamin Wadsworth, A.B. 1690, the ninth president of Harvard,1725-1736/37. Matches 1937.38

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