1855-68 Set of Seven (7) Taunt Family Coin Silver Spoons by Bradbury Melon Bailey of Vermont
$400.00
Ca 1855-1868 scarce coin silver set of seven wavy fiddleback spoons by Bradbury Melon Bailey of Woodstock and Ludlow, VT. Condition is excellent. Stamped with the B M Bailey mark in a rectangular cartouche. A couple small signs of time, tiny dings etc. These spoons were made for Lydia C Taunt in Vermont, and one was likely her sister Georgiana Taunt. The Taunt girls were born in New Jersey, but their father moved them several times following various manufacturing jobs. By the age of 20, Lydia and her family were in the wool business in Springfield, Vermont and lived together in the 'Woolen Factory Boarding House'. Her looks and charm must have favored her because by 23 she had married John Franklin Kimball who was a major landholder throughout his life and was the son of manufacturer George Kimball. Her sister married too, making a union with Lieutenant Franklin Brooks Davis who commanded the Vermont Infantry D & F 25th US Colored Infantry (an all black unit of Vermont soldiers). Lydia settled eventually in Amelia County, Virginia with her husband and eventually these spoons passed out of the Taunt family and entered the estate of the Woolfolk family of Caroline County, Virginia. Reference: "Property from the collection of the late Mr. and Mrs.E. Winston Woolfolk, 'Mulberry Place', Bowling Green, Virginia. Author/Creator Sotheby's (Firm). Bowling Green, Virginia 1975.". Named 19th century Vermont silver, especially personalized for a woman is quite scarce and coveted.
136 grams. 5 1/2" in length.
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Ca 1855-1868 scarce coin silver set of seven wavy fiddleback spoons by Bradbury Melon Bailey of Woodstock and Ludlow, VT. Condition is excellent. Stamped with the B M Bailey mark in a rectangular cartouche. A couple small signs of time, tiny dings etc. These spoons were made for Lydia C Taunt in Vermont, and one was likely her sister Georgiana Taunt. The Taunt girls were born in New Jersey, but their father moved them several times following various manufacturing jobs. By the age of 20, Lydia and her family were in the wool business in Springfield, Vermont and lived together in the 'Woolen Factory Boarding House'. Her looks and charm must have favored her because by 23 she had married John Franklin Kimball who was a major landholder throughout his life and was the son of manufacturer George Kimball. Her sister married too, making a union with Lieutenant Franklin Brooks Davis who commanded the Vermont Infantry D & F 25th US Colored Infantry (an all black unit of Vermont soldiers). Lydia settled eventually in Amelia County, Virginia with her husband and eventually these spoons passed out of the Taunt family and entered the estate of the Woolfolk family of Caroline County, Virginia. Reference: "Property from the collection of the late Mr. and Mrs.E. Winston Woolfolk, 'Mulberry Place', Bowling Green, Virginia. Author/Creator Sotheby's (Firm). Bowling Green, Virginia 1975.". Named 19th century Vermont silver, especially personalized for a woman is quite scarce and coveted.
136 grams. 5 1/2" in length.
Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=search_shop_redirect§ion_id=7399760
Or just browse around the shop!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP
Ca 1855-1868 scarce coin silver set of seven wavy fiddleback spoons by Bradbury Melon Bailey of Woodstock and Ludlow, VT. Condition is excellent. Stamped with the B M Bailey mark in a rectangular cartouche. A couple small signs of time, tiny dings etc. These spoons were made for Lydia C Taunt in Vermont, and one was likely her sister Georgiana Taunt. The Taunt girls were born in New Jersey, but their father moved them several times following various manufacturing jobs. By the age of 20, Lydia and her family were in the wool business in Springfield, Vermont and lived together in the 'Woolen Factory Boarding House'. Her looks and charm must have favored her because by 23 she had married John Franklin Kimball who was a major landholder throughout his life and was the son of manufacturer George Kimball. Her sister married too, making a union with Lieutenant Franklin Brooks Davis who commanded the Vermont Infantry D & F 25th US Colored Infantry (an all black unit of Vermont soldiers). Lydia settled eventually in Amelia County, Virginia with her husband and eventually these spoons passed out of the Taunt family and entered the estate of the Woolfolk family of Caroline County, Virginia. Reference: "Property from the collection of the late Mr. and Mrs.E. Winston Woolfolk, 'Mulberry Place', Bowling Green, Virginia. Author/Creator Sotheby's (Firm). Bowling Green, Virginia 1975.". Named 19th century Vermont silver, especially personalized for a woman is quite scarce and coveted.
136 grams. 5 1/2" in length.
Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=search_shop_redirect§ion_id=7399760
Or just browse around the shop!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP