Spoon with oval bowl, "Francis Lewis 1713-1802" engraved on handle reverse: handle with rounded end turned down and ends at bowl with rounded rattail; decoration consists of bright cut engraving of series of triangles outlining border and oval, crest with rampant lion inside oval; mark stamped on reverse "V & C" twice, and engraved name and birthdate.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Van Voorhis & Cooley
Notes
Dates: 1768 - 1799
Date made: r. 1768 - 1799
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Width at bowl
Width
1 in
Length
5-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1 x 5 1/4 in. (2.5 x 13.3 cm)
Material
silver
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Francis Lewis
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Major Joseph Delafield
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Brigadier General John Ross Delafield
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Maj.Gen Morgan Lewis
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Library, Second Floor