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Tablespoon

Object Name:
Tablespoon
Object ID:
1986.108.70
Creator:
Parker, Amos (1820-1899)
Place of Origin:
Manchester, NH
Date:
1845-1852
Description:
Tablespoon, silver. Fin-and-fiddle form. Double-swell fiddle handle, with slightly downturned round end. Flared rounded fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved in script, "M. Davis.", on front of handle. Stamped on back of handle: "A.PARKER.", in upper case roman letters, within plain rectangle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.75 L-8.812 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.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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