Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.020
- Creator:
- Nelson, John (1735-1789)
Goldsmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1760-1780
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by John Nelson (1735-1789), Portsmouth, NH; 1760-1780. Silver. Upturned tapered handle with round end and 1.75" mid-rib on front. Elliptical bowl with broad oval end drop and 13-lobed (+2) scallop shell bowl decoration on reverse. "F / I M" in barred block letters with a diamond device (four dots) between "I" and "M", engraved on reverse of handle. "I·N", in upper case Roman letters, with a pellet between the letters, stamped twice in a three-lobed rectangle, on reverse of lower end of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.562 L-7.687 inches
- Provenance:
- From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard F. Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard F. Upton
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