Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.31
- Creator:
- Ferren, Ebenezer (1817-1902)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1838-1845
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Sold by Ebenezer Ferren (1817-1892), Goffstown, NH; 1838-1845. Silver. Oval fiddle handle, with upturned end and 3/4" mid-rib on front; long, round fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "MAD" engraved in script on the front of the handle. "E.FERREN Jr." in upper case Roman letters (except for the superscript lower case r in Jr.), stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.437 L-6.687 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Charles H. Batchelder Collection of New Hampshire silver (formerly Loan 1959.88). Charles H. Batchelder (1876-1948) was a N.H.H.S. trustee, and a silver collector.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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