Ladle, Sauce
- Object Name:
- Ladle, Sauce
- Object ID:
- 1977.021.096
- Creator:
- Eastman, Seth (1801-1885)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1832-1843
- Description:
- Sauce Ladle. Made by Seth Eastman (1801-1885), Concord, NH; 1832-1843. Silver. Downturned, tapered fiddle handle, with round, flared shoulders, and an oval bowl. "MHD" engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "SETH.EASTMAN", upper case roman letters, stamped in rectangle on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-6.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired with household goods, photographs, and other memorabilia of the Hammond / Kimball families of Concord, NH. Priscilla Hammond (1900-1977) was the daughter of Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944), former Director of NHHS and the great-grand- daughter of Ephraim and Maria H. (Weatherby) Day.
The engraved initials on the front of the ladle, MHD, Maria H. Day (1806-1898), wife of Ephraim Day of Newmarket. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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