Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1957.008.133.4
- Creator:
- Dunlap, Thomas (1822-1892)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1854-1859
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Made by Thomas Dunlap (1822-1892); Manchester, NH; 1854-1859. Owned by Abbie H. Sargent (1840-1923). Silver. Upturned double swell fiddle handle with short rib on front, rounded shoulders, and egg-shaped bowl. "A.H.S." engraved in script on back of handle. "T. DUNLAP" stamped incuse on back of handle near shoulders. Tape label on reverse with donor's name. Part of a set.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.5 L-7.125 inches
- Provenance:
- From the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. Several items in this bequest were from the Newburyport, MA, and Concord, NH, areas and probably were inherited. This piece made by Manchester, NH, silversmith Thomas Dunlap (1822-1892), and has the initials A.H.S., which is Fred Emery's mother, Abbie Haseltine Sargent (1840-1923) of Allenstown, NH.
- Credit Line:
- The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift
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