Spoon, Condiment
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Condiment
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.021
- Creator:
- Cole, Shubael B. (1819-1886)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Somersworth, NH/Great Falls, NH
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Condiment Spoon. Made by Shubael B. Cole (1819-1886), Great Falls, NH; c. 1850. Silver. Upturned fiddle handle with rounded end and short rib on front; long shaft with rounded shoulders and oval bowl. "R.T.H." engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "S.B. Cole" stamped in upper case letters in rectangle above shoulders on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-5.25 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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