Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1989.003.09.1
- Creator:
- Hall, Ivory (1795-1880)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1823
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Ivory Hall (1795-1880), Concord, NH, c. 1823. Silver. Straight sided fiddle handle with slightly downturned rounded end, flared rounded fins, and an egg shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in script "AJH" (probably for Alma Jane Herbert). Stamped on back of handle in upper case Roman letters "I*HALL" within rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.875 L-9.312 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the bequest of household furnishings, fire bucket, Civil War sword, ointment packaging equipment, silver, silhouettes, and other misc. items and manuscripts from home of Montgomery Herbert (1892-1988), Concord, N.H. The Herbert family has lived in Concord, N.H. since the 18th century. This spoon engraved AJH, probably for Alma Jane Herbert (1823-1908) of Concord, donor's great aunt (donor's grandfather's sister). Note that 1989.3.9.2 is a matching spoon, but engraved CHH probably for Alma's younger brother, Charles Horace Herbert (1825-1906). Spoons made by Concord, N.H. silversmith Ivory Hall.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Montgomery Herbert
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