Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.65
- Creator:
- Nelson, Mark (1733-1787)
Goldsmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1763-1780
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Mark Nelson (1733-1787), Portsmouth, NH; 1760-1780. Silver. Upturned handle with round end and 2" mid-rib on front. Elliptical bowl, with narrow round end drop, and 13 lobe scallop shell with two fins on reverse. Engraved on back of handle in several different type faces: "S / B S" in block letters with 3 diamond devices (each made of 4 engraved dots) on top end, reverse of handle top; "1763" engraved in italic numerals; "SLADE." engraved in upper case barred block letters; and "Portsmouth.N.H." engraved in upper and lower case italic block letters, on reverse of handle. "221" is stamped, incuse, on the drop. "MN", in upper case Roman letters, stamped twice in rectangles on reverse, lower end of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.625 L-7.812 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.
The initials on the spoon are believed to be those of Benjamin Slade (1735-1815) & Susanna (1740-1808) Slade of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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