Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1988.016.05
- Creator:
- Straw, Daniel F. (1823-1896)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with upturned rounded end, and 3/8" midrib on front. Flared, rounded fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in upper case script letters "M. A. C.", probably for a member of the Coombs family. Stamped on back of fins/stem in upper-case roman letters "STRAW" within plain rectangle. Stamped on back of stem in upper-case roman letters "MANCHESTER." within plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.437 L-7 inches
- Provenance:
- One of a group of spoons with a Bedford, N.H. history from the donor's family. M.A.C. engraved on this spoon is probably for a member of the Coombs family.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Phyllis P. Kettler
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