Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.81
- Creator:
- Ridgway, Charles T. (1815-1906)
- Place of Origin:
- Nashua, NH
- Date:
- 1841-1850
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Charles T. Ridgway (1815-1906), Nashua, NH, 1841-1860. Silver. Double swell fiddle handle with downturned, round end. Flared, rounded fins and egg-shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in script, "Alfred / to / M.A.H." Stamped on back of fin/stem in upper case roman letters: "C.T.RIDGWAY." within a plain rectangle. Stamped on back of handle in upper case roman letters: "NASHUA.N.H." (the A's are filled in) within a plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-8.687 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
- Subjects:
- Memento, Presentation
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