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Tablespoon

Object Name:
Tablespoon
Object ID:
1986.108.03
Creator:
Bailey, Ebenezer Eaton (1809-1862)Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Claremont, NH / West Unity, NH
Date:
circa 1855
Description:
Tablespoon. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle, with downturned round end. Long round fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Without engrave inscription. "E. BAILE[Y]" and "CLAREMONT, NH", in roman upper case letters, stamped in serrated rectangles on the back of the handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.75 L-8.562 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Charles H. Batchelder Collection of New Hampshire silver (formerly Loan 1959.88). Charles H. Batchelder (1876-1948) was a N.H.H.S. trustee, and a silver collector.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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