Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.014
- Creator:
- Whittemore, William
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH or Kittery, ME
- Date:
- 1760-1775
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Silver. Round ended handle with upturned end and long midrib on front (2 5/8"). Elliptical bowl. Single rounded drop with a rat-tail bowl decoration (rat-tail extends 1 3/8" beyond the drop). Engraved on back of handle in upper-case block letters "W / T A". In-between the T and A is a diamond-shaped device made of 5 dots. Stamped on back of stem in upper- and lower-case italic letters, "Whit[temore]", within a rectangle with inward point on left end.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.625 L-7.75 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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