Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.60
- Creator:
- Melcher, Gershom F.
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, N
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Tablespoon, silver. Round-ended handle, with upturned end. Very small mid-rib on front, 3/16". Bright cut design on front in scroll and floral motif, including an oval shape (without inscription) on handle, and designs all the way down handle. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved in upper and lower case script on back of stem, "I. A. Marden". Stamped on back of stem, "G.F.MELCHER.", in upper case roman letters, within plain rectangle. Also on back of stem, "COIN.", in upper case roman letters, within plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-8.5 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. Spoon made by Portsmouth, N.H. silversmith, Gershom Melcher (1831-1876). Spoon has name I. A. Marden engraved on it, perhaps one of the extensive Marden family of Portsmouth, N.H.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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