Silver tablespoon, marked twice on handle's reverse, "Ewing" in a conforming rectabgle or cartouch. The spoon is engraved on the obvserse of the andle, "G A L" in intertwined script.
The maker, John Ewing, is listed in Vivian Gerstell's "Silversmiths of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1850" as a silversmith working as early as 1778 in Lancaster.
Provenance
John Ewing was the nephew of Jasper Yeates (his mother was Yeates's sister). John Ewing was buring in 1799 at St. James Episcopal Church.
Sugar tongs, wide at the center, with narrow prongs, acorn-shaped bowls with acorn design on the outside. Ridged edgesl wavy lines on outside of prongs.
Engraved "CMC" in a diamond at the center. The maker's mark "L H", in a rectangle with serifs, appears three times.
Tablespoon with minimal decoration. Handle is narrow for most of its length, then widens at the end. There is a shell design on the underside of the bowl; the eonly other decoation is te engraaved "C M C" on the handle.
Maker mark on underside of narrow part of handle: "L Heck" in rectangle.
Silver is yellowed, scratches overaall. Small necks in rim.
Tablespoon with minimal decoration. Handle is narrow for most of its length, then widens at the end. There is a shell design on the underside of the bowl; the eonly other decoation is te engraaved "C M C" on the handle.
Maker mark on underside of narrow part of handle: "L Heck" in rectangle.
Silver is yellowed, scratches overaall. Small necks in rim.
