Spoon, Condiment
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Condiment
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.179
- Creator:
- Merrill & Barr
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Nashua, NH
- Date:
- circa 1844
- Description:
- Condiment Spoon. Made by Merrill & Barr, Nashua, NH; c. 1844. Silver. Double swell fiddle handle with rounded, downturned end; flared, rounded fins; and oval bowl. "S.E.Burnham." engraved in script on front of handle. "NASHUA" and "MERRILL & BARR" stamped in two rectangles on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-5.312 inches
- Provenance:
- The condiment spoon probably originally belonged to Sarah E. Burnham (1822-19 ) of Dunbarton. From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard F. Upton
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