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2021-98,1-4, Tablespoons
Set of Four Tablespoons
2021-98,1-4, Tablespoons

Set of Four Tablespoons

Dateca. 1760-1780
Maker Philip Syng, Jr. (1703-1789)
OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall Length: 8 3/16”; Width of Bowl: 1 9/16"; Depth of Bowl: 9/16"
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-98,1-4
DescriptionFour silver tablespoons with down turned rounded-end handles, a short midrib below, and egg-shaped bowls each with a drop topped by an eleven-lobed shell.
InscribedEach engraved “R” in sprigged script on top of the handle end.
MarkingsEach marked twice “PS” in relief within a shield.