An American Silver Flatware Service, Reed & Barton, Taunton, MA, early 20th century

Francis I pattern, engraved with monogram DRH, comprising:
twelve dinner knives
nine dinner forks
ten salad forks
twelve hollow-handle butter spreaders
twelve cocktail forks
nine teaspoons
twelve dessert spoons
two tablespoons
twelve soup spoons
eleven citrus spoons
twelve coffee spoons
twelve iced tea spoons
oen carving knife
one vegetable serving fork
one sauce ladle
one pie server
one sugar spoon
one jelly spoon
one lemon fork
132 pieces, in a faux ivory box, the lid centered by an urn and scrolling acanthus

crisp decoration, some serving pieces without monogram
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See illustration of this pattern on previous page.