Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1978.018.02
- Creator:
- Ladd, Horatio H. (1820-1881)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Made by Horatio H. Ladd (1820-1881), Manchester, NH; c. 1870. Silver. Upturned double-swell fiddle handle with 3/4" mid-rib on end, rounded fins, and an egg-shaped bowl. "B" engraved in Gothic script front of handle. "H.H.LADD." in upper case roman letters, incuse, double struck on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.3 L-7.125 inches
- Provenance:
- One of four spoons by different maker's given by Elizabeth L. (Brown) Huggins (1903-1984) of Dover, NH. "B" engraved on handle may be for the family of donor's father's parents, Frances Bickford (1850-1918) and Elisha R. Brown (1847-1922) of Dover, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth L. Huggins
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