Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.53
- Creator:
- Jackson, Clement (1741-1777)
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1762-1767
- Description:
- Tablespoon, silver. Point-ended handle, with downturned end. 3/8" mid-rib on back of handle. Egg-shaped bowl. Rounded drop and shell decoration on bowl. Rope-turned design on front of handle and stem, following the edges. Bright-cut work outside of rope, forming scalloped edge. Engraved in script, "MT" with flourishes, on face. Maker's mark on back of stem: "CI" in upper case barred roman letters, in plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-7.875 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 LifeAmerica
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