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Tablespoon

Object Name:
Tablespoon
Object ID:
1969.005.014.02
Creator:
Eastman, Seth (1801-1885) -- Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1828-1835
Description:
Tablespoon. Made by Seth Eastman (1801-1885), Concord, NH; 1828-1835. Silver. Downturned, tapered fiddle handle with rounded fins, and an egg-shaped bowl. "HCD" engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "SETH.EASTMAN" in upper case roman letters, stamped in rectangle on back of handle. One of a pair.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.75 L-8.75 inches
Provenance:
The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-c.1925) and Susan Dadmun (1844-c.1934) 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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