Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.091.1
- Creator:
- Hall, Ivory (1795-1880)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Spoon. Made by Ivory Hall (1795-1880), Concord, NH; c. 1850. Silver. Upturned, tapered handle short rib (1/2") on rounded end; pear-shaped oval bowl, with narrowed point at handle juncture. "M.E.P." engraved in script on front of handle. "I.HALL" stamped in rectangle on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-6.375 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-1924) and Susan (McDaniels) Dadmun (1844-1936) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1968). Mrs. Doble's bequest included: "my collection of early American sterling silver spoons." The collection also included "New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill."
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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