Spoon, Sugar
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Sugar
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.71
- Creator:
- Parry, Martin (1758-1802)
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1780-1795
- Description:
- Spoon, sugar, silver. Point-ended handle, with downturned end. Ribbon design (hammered) along perimeter of handle and stem front. Short (1/4") mid-rib on back of handle. Scallop shell-shaped bowl, fully fluted, with raised round-ended drop. Ends of the scallop shell form two small square fins. "S" engraved in black lettering, on the handle front. Stamped on the back of the handle: "PARRY", in upper case roman letters, within a plain rectangle. There appears to be a crack in the die, at the right edge of the letter Y.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.937 L-5.312 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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