Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.064.2
- Creator:
- Armstrong, Allen (1785-1832)
Silversmith ; Gethen, John W. (1790-1846)Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1810-1815
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Silver. Downturned fiddle handle; square fins; and an egg-shaped bowl with a broad oval drop on the reverse. "S D" engraved in feathered script on the front of the handle. "I W G" in upper case Roman letters, incuse, and "ARMST[RONG]" in upper case Roman letters, stamped in a rectangle on lower end, reverse of handle. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-9.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard F. Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
Note that when given, this spoon was thought to be the work of John Ward Gilman (1741-1823) of Exeter, N.H. Research during the Dec. Arts Cataloging Project of 2007 revealed that the marks on the spoon were those of Allen Armstrong of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and John W. Gethen of Philadelphia. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard F. Upton
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