Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.43
- Creator:
- Gray, Robert (1792-1860)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1815-1820
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Robert Gray (1792-1860), Portsmouth, NH; 1815-1820. Silver. Tapered fiddle handle, with downturned rounded end; pointed fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "SWB" engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "R·Gray", in upper- and lower-case Roman letters, with pellet between the R and G, stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-8.625 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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