Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.023.2
- Creator:
- Cole, James C. (1791-1867)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by James C. Cole (1791-1867); Rochester, NH; 1820-1830. Silver. Downturned fiddle handle with rounded end, rounded shoulders, and an oval bowl. Initials "R.F.H." engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "J.C. Cole" in upper case letters, stamped in a serrated rectangle on reverse of handle. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-8.75 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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