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Tablespoon

Object Name:
Tablespoon
Object ID:
1986.108.05
Creator:
Baker, Thomas
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1819-1820
Description:
Tablespoon. Silver. Fin-&-Fiddle form. Fiddle handle has tapered sides, downturned rounded end, and a short mid-rib on back. Squared shoulder fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved "Elizabeth Sandborn" on handle front in script. Engraving ends at handle end. Maker's mark on back of stem/handle, "T. BAKER", in upper case roman letters in a plain rectangle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.875 L-8.875 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.

Thomas Baker was of Concord, NH and Massachusetts.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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