Lot 172
A Jacob Leonard (1787-1829) Coin Silver Ladle, wc. Georgetown, MD, 1810-1815, Washington, DC, 1816-1827, possibly New Orleans, 1824, Fredericksburg, VA, 1828; fiddle handle with period script monogram, length 13 1/4 in., weight 5.85 troy ozs . Provenance: Collection of Steven Cabot Barnes Harvey (1949-1993); exhibited MESDA Note: Federal commissioned silver from Leonard includes four silver gilt treaty boxes provided to the Department of State in 1819 and an inkstand provided to the U.S. House of Representatives, probably between 1819 and 1822. The inkstand is shown in the 1822 portrait of Henry Clay by Charles Bird, now at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Reference: Hollan, Catherine B. Virginia Silversmiths, Their Lives and Marks. pp. 453-458, mark illustrated fig. c.
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