Spoon

Object Name:

Spoon

Object ID:

1964.037.01

Place of Origin:

England

Date:

1670-1700

Description:

Spoon. Cast brass. Teardrop-shaped bowl with beveled six-sided handle. Ringed, flattened finial. Hallmark stamped on front of bowl; circle with three spoons inside of it, two facing in one direction and the one in between facing opposite direction; in center of each spoon, either one, two, or three raised dots. Writing remnants at one edge above center spoon bowl. Remnants of tin plating (tin-plated brass is known as latten).

Material:

Metal
Brass

Dimensions:

H-0.7 W-1.8 L-6 inches Weight-1.2 oz

Provenance:

Excavated in Dover, NH, in 1857, near the location of both a garrison and a tavern. "The Old Dover Spoon" was found by Mr. Charles Drew Pierce when he was eight years old. Dug up by laborer while digging cellar on Nelson Street. Spoon was kept by Mr. Joseph A. Peirce (son of first mayor of Dover, Andrew Peirce) until his death, then passed to his son Charles Drew Peirce of Somerville, MA, who died in 1930. Then to his son Charles L. Peirce.

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles L. Pierce

People:

Pierce, Andrew

Subjects:

Spoons