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The handle terminus inscribed with "A Telfair" for Alexander Telfair (1789-1832).

Maker's mark on the back of the handle stem.

Spoon

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

Date1805 - 1810

Mediumsilver

Dimensions6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm)

MarkingsMaker's mark stamped on the handle back: D. DUPUY [in a rectangle with round corners]

Credit LineGift of Joan W. Vanderpoel.

Object number2000.14.3.7

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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 TextThis is one of a set of ten, slender, fiddle handle spoons, inscribed "A Telfair" for Alexander Telfair (1789-1832). Telfair was the youngest son of Edward Telfair (1735-1807), a merchant, landholder, and enslaver who also served as Governor of Georgia, and the older brother of Mary Telfair (1791-1875). After his brothers’ deaths in 1817 and 1818, he commissioned architect William Jay (1791-1837) to design a house for him, his mother, and his three sisters. It would eventually become the Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences. Like many Savannahians, the Telfairs often purchased furnishings and goods from more fashionable urban centers in the northeastern United States, like Philadelphia and New York City. Silversmith Daniel Dupuy Jr. was active from 1772 until 1810 in Philadelphia. Until 1805, he was in partnership with his father Daniel Dupuy Sr. as Dupuy & Sons. .

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