Spoon, Salt
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Salt
- Object ID:
- 1947.007.28.2
- Creator:
- Abbot, John Jr. (1790-1850)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1815-1825
- Description:
- Salt Spoon. Made by John Abbot, Jr. (1790-1850), Portsmouth, NH; 1815-1825. Silver. Downturned fiddle handle with rounded end; pointed fins; and oval bowl. "LP" engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "J. ABBOT", upper case Roman letters, stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-3.875 inches
- Provenance:
- "LP" engraved on spoon is probably Lydia Coleman Pickering (c.1738-1832). Lydia was the great-great-grandmother of Miss Bertha Vaughan (1873-1946).
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Bertha Vaughan
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