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Tablespoon

Object Name:
Tablespoon
Object ID:
1969.005.020
Creator:
Ferren, Ebenezer (1817-1902)Retailer
Place of Origin:
Manchester, NH
Date:
1845-1860
Description:
Tablespoon. Sold by Ebenezer Ferren (1817-1892), Manchester, NH; 1845-1860. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with downturned, rounded end, rounded fins and an egg-shaped bowl. "C.E." engraved in script on front of handle. "E.FERREN." in upper case Roman letters, stamped in a rectangle with up- and down-turned ends, and "MANCHESTER." in upper case Roman letters, stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.687 L-8.75 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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