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Tablespoon

Object Name:
Tablespoon
Object ID:
1986.108.15
Creator:
Clark, Joseph (1775-1838)Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Portsmouth, NH
Date:
1800-1811
Description:
Tablespoon. Silver. Pointed handle with down-turned end. A double drop with square bottom on back of bowl. Egg shaped bowl. "S*H" engraved in block letters on front of handle. Maker's mark "J.Clark." in Italic script, upper and lower case in a plain rectangular. Circa 1800.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.687 L-9 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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