Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.039
- Creator:
- Simes, William Cadogan (1773 - 1824)
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1800-1810
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Silver. Coffin-ended handle, with long downturned coffin end. Egg-shaped bowl, with 1/2"-long wriggle-work V-drop. "M." engraved on front of handle, in feathered script. Maker's mark stamped on back of stem: "W.SIMES", in upper-case roman letters, within a serrated rectangle, the corners of which are slightly flared.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.625 L-9.125 inches
- Provenance:
- From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard F. Upton
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