Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.021.097
- Creator:
- Watson, Edward (1799-1839)
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1826-1830
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Edward Watson (1799-1839), Boston, MA; Owned by Ephraim and Hannah Day, Newmarket; 1826-1830. Silver. Tapered fiddle handle, with downturned round end, square fins and an egg-shaped bowl. Scallop shell decoration at the tip of the handle front; shell has 10 lobes, plus two small additional lobes at the base with raised dots. Nine raised ribs at base of shell, extend all the way to the tip end of the handle. Engraved on front of handle in script, "D". Stamped on reverse of handle in upper- and lower-case roman letters, "E.Watson", in a plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-8.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired with household goods, photographs, and other memorabilia of the Hammond / Kimball families of Concord, NH. Priscilla Hammond (1900-1977) was the daughter of Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944), former Director of NHHS and the great-grand-daughter of Ephraim and Maria H. (Weatherby) Day. Probably made for Ephraim Day and his first wife, Hannah Warren.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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