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Spoon, Salt

Object Name:
Spoon, Salt
Object ID:
1977.029.121
Creator:
Beasom & Reed
Place of Origin:
Nashua, NH
Date:
1835-1845
Description:
Salt Spoon. Sold by Beasom & Reed, Nashua, NH; 1835-1845. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle, with downturned rounded end, flared, rounded fins, and oval bowl. "H. Y." engraved in feathered script on handle front. Maker's mark on back: "BEASOM & REED." and "NASHUA." in roman upper case letters, in rectangles.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1 L-3.825 inches
Provenance:
From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard F. Upton
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