Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.95
- Creator:
- Wadleigh, George W. (1819-1896)
Retailer - Place of Origin:
- Fisherville (Penacook), NH
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Sold by George W. Wadleigh, Fisherville, NH; c. 1850, Silver. Double swell fiddle handle with downturned, round end; rounded fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "A.M.H.T." engraved in upper case script letters on front of handle. "G.W.WADLEIGH" in upper case Roman letters, stampled in rectangle on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.375 L-7.25 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 Life America
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