Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.36
- Creator:
- Gerrish, Oliver (1796-1888)
- Place of Origin:
- Portland, ME
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Spoon, dessert. Made by Oliver Gerrish (1796-1888), Portland, ME, 1820-1830. Silver. Tapered fiddle handle, with downturned rounded end. Flared rounded fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in feathered script, "[S].L." Maker's mark stamped on back of handle/stem: "O.Gerrish." in upper and lower case roman letters, within plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.437 L-7.562 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 LifeAmerica
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