Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1989.003.09.2
- Creator:
- Hall, Ivory (1795-1880)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1825
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Ivory Hall (1795-1880), Concord, NH, c. 1825. Silver. Straight-sided, fiddle handle with slightly downturned rounded end, flared rounded fins, and egg-shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in script "CHH" (probably for Charles Horace Herbert). Stamped on back of handle in upper case Roman letters "I*HALL" within rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.875 L-9.25 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 CHH, probably for Charles Horace Herbert (1825-1906) of Concord, donor's grandfather. Note that 1989.3.9.1 is a matching spoon, but engraved AJH probably for Charles's older sister, Alma Jane Herbert (1823-1908). Spoons made by Concord, N.H. silversmith Ivory Hall. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Montgomery Herbert
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