Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.08
- Creator:
- Bennett, Alfred L. (1830-1900)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1866
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Sold by Alfred L. Bennett (1830-1900), Portsmouth, NH; 1866. Silver. Upturned, tapered handle, pointed end with mid-rib; and egg-shaped bowl. Bright-cut scrolled rococo cartouche engraved on front of handle. "J.H.D." engraved in script on front of handle. "1866. Mother" engraved in feathered script over a scroll on reverse of handle. "A. L. BENNETT." and "COIN," in upper case Roman letters, stamped in rectangles with rounded ends, on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.437 L-7.062 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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