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This silver spoon, made around 1685–1700 by Boston silversmith Jeremiah Dummer, represents a precious object in early American homes. Spoons were among the few pieces of silver most families owned, used daily at meals and sometimes passed down through generations as family wealth.
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You lift the spoon to your lips, feeling its cool weight on your tongue. The silver is smooth from decades of hands—your grandmother's, your mother's, now yours. At the table, it catches candlelight as you raise it to your mouth, a small gesture that says: we are people of substance.
Reflect
What object in your own home do you use every day that you hope will last your lifetime?