Spoon, Condiment
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Condiment
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.75
- Creator:
- Pratt, William; Pratt, Joseph
- Place of Origin:
- Fisherville (Penacook), NH
- Date:
- 1845-1855
- Description:
- Spoon, condiment or mustard ladle. Silver. Fin-and-fiddle form. Taper-sided fiddle handle with slightly down-turned rounded end. Flared rounded fins. Elliptical bowl. Engraved on front of handle in upper case script "B"; engraving is crudely applied. Stamped on back of handle in upper case Roman letters "Wm. PRATT & BROTHER." within a plain rectangle. Note that the "m" is a smaller type size and is raised.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.937 L-5.25 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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