Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1988.016.06
- Creator:
- Straw & Lovejoy
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1869-1879
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Straw & Lovejoy, Manchester, NH; 1869-1879. Owned by Thankful Diploma Coombs (1831-1902), Bedford, NH. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with upturned rounded end and 1/2" midrib on front; rounded fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "T.D.C." engraved in script on front of handle. "STRAW & LOVEJOY.", upper case Roman letters, stamped incuse on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.687 L-8.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Spoon engraved with the initials of Thankful D. Coombs (1831-1902) of Bedford, New Hampshire, donor's great-grandmother (through the maternal line of descent).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Phyllis P. Kettler
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