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Spoon

Maker Daniel Dupuy Jr. (American, 1753 - 1826)

Date1805 - 1810

Mediumsilver

Dimensions6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm)

MarkingsMaker's mark: D. DUPUY in a rectangle with round corners

Credit LineGift of Joan W. Vanderpoel.

Object number2000.14.3.1

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextOne of a set of ten, slender fiddle handle spoons, inscribed, A Telfair for Alexander Telfair (1789-1832). Silversmith Daniel Dupuy, Jr. was in partnership with his father Daniel Dupuy, Sr. and his brother John, a watchmaker, in Philadelphia at their South Second Street manufactory. Dupuy, Sr. retired c.1885, and his son, Dupuy, Jr. became the active silversmith of the family business. About 1790, his name began to appear in records without the suffix "junior".

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