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

Tablespoon

Manufacturer F.W. Burwell

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1846

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)

InscribedStamped, back: "F.W. Burwell" and engraved on front of handle: a script "J".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Hofheimer, II

Object number87.390

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DescriptionFiddle handle with shoulders. Upturned double-swell fiddle handle with short front midrib, chamfered pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl. Normal wear.

Published ReferencesGeorge Barton Cutten, THE SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINIA TOGETHER WITH WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS FROM 1694 TO 1850, (The Deitz Press, Inc.: Richmond, VA, 1952), p. 88.