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

Teaspoon

Manufacturer William Pearce (American, active 19th century)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1820
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Inscribed"W. PEARCE" stamped on back (largely in broad protion) within a serrated rectangle and "NORFOLK" within a closer plain rectangle. Initialed "W.P.T." in embellished script. The initials are worn, particularly the "P" and "T". The "P" and "E" in Pearce are more worn than the other letters. The "F" in Norfolk is very worn, the top of the "N" and "O" are worn and these letters and "L" run into the rectangle.
Credit LineAnonymous
Object number46.71.1
Not on view
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Edward Prior
1862-1863
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William Pearce
ca. 1820
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1870
René Lalique & Cie
ca. 1926-1937
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
ca. 1890
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
1862
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William Pearce
ca. 1830
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William Pearce
ca. 1830
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William Pearce
ca. 1830
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William Pearce
ca. 1830