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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Tablespoon
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

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Manufacturer John Adam Jr.
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1820
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
InscribedStamped on the back of the handle: "J. Adam".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number85.25
Not on view
DescriptionElongated fiddle tipped with plain handle. Chamfered shoulders with no drop. Pointed oval bowl.

Published ReferencesGeorge Barton Cutten, THE SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINA, (The Dietz Press, Inc.: Richmond, VA, 1952), p. 3
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