Spoon, Salt
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Salt
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.16
- Creator:
- Clark, Joseph H. (1814-1872)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1840-1850
- Description:
- Salt Spoon. Made by Joseph H. Clark (1814-1872), Portsmouth, NH; 1840-1850. Silver. Upturned double swell fiddle handle with rounded end, long mid-rib on front, round flaring fins, and rectangular shovel shaped bowl. "Shackford" engraved in script on front of handle. "J.H.CLARK", upper case Roman letters, in plain rectangle, stamped on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.625 L-3.875 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.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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