Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1972.089.075 g
- Creator:
- Knight, Elijah (1813-1886)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Newmarket, NH
- Date:
- 1842-1854
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Elijah Knight (1813-1886); Newmarket, NH; 1842-1854. Silver. Upturned fiddle handle, rounded end with short rib on front, rounded shoulders, and an egg-shaped bowl. "B.S." engraved in script, off center on front of handle. "E. KNIGHT", in upper case Roman letters, stamped in ribbon banner, on lower end, reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-8.325 inches
- Provenance:
- Spoon with mark of Newmarket, NH, clockmaker and retailer Elijah Knight (1813-1886). Part of a large clock collection (and related materials) including not only clocks made in N.H., but also several made elsewhere, acquired in NH, by the donor, Charles S. Parsons (1904-1988) and probably used here.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles S. Parsons
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