Spoon, Condiment
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Condiment
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.82
- Creator:
- Ridgway, James
- Place of Origin:
- Nashua, NH
- Date:
- 1834-1840
- Description:
- Spoon, condiment or mustard ladle. Silver. Made by James Ridgway (1780-1840), Nashua, NH, 1834-1840. Double swell fiddle handle with downturned, round end. Flared, rounded fins and elliptical bowl. Engraved on front of handle in upper case script: "EEB", with flourishes. Stamped on back of stem in upper and lower case italic script letters: "J Ridgway" in plain rectangle. Stamped on back of handle in upper case roman letters: "NASHUA" in a plain rectangle.
- 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 LifeAmerica
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