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Tablespoon

Object Name:
Tablespoon
Object ID:
1969.005.105
Creator:
Brown, Seth Eastman (1821-1884)Jeweler
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1843-1849
Description:
Tablespoon. Silver. Downturned fiddle handle with rounded end, rounded fins and a pointed, egg-shaped bowl. "M.T." engraved in script on front of handle. "SETH E. BROWN", in upper case Roman letters stamped in rectangle on back of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.75 L-8.5 inches
Provenance:
The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-1924) and Susan Dadmun (1844-1936) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: "my collection of early American sterling silver spoons." Other items in the collection include: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.
Credit Line:
Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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