Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.040
- Creator:
- Emery, Charles T. (1830-1875) -- Jeweler
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1857-1860
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Sold by Charles T. Emery (1830-1875); Portsmouth, NH; 1851-1868; Silver. Tapered handle with pointed, upturned end and mid-rib on front; oval bowl. Asymmetrical bright-cut rococco scrolled design engraved on front of handle with "W S / Russell" engraved in script, in cartouche. "COIN." and "C.T. EMERY" in upper case letters, stamped in rectangles on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.5 L-7 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
- People:
- Russell, Walter S. (1857-1860), Emery, Charles T. (1830-1875), Dadmun, Josiah A. (1840-1924), Dadmun, Susan (1844-1936), Doble, Helen I. (1881-1968)
- Subjects:
- Presentation
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