Spoon, Salt
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Salt
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.048
- Creator:
- Simes, William Cadogan (1773 - 1824)
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Salt spoon. Silver. Fin and fiddle form. Coffin ended handle with slightly downturned end. Square fins. Round bowl. Engraved on front of handle in script with flourishes: "HW". Stamped on back of stem/handle in upper case roman letters: "[W.]SIMES" within a serrated rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.75 L-3.875 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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