Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1978.018.03
- Creator:
- Hodsdon, Charles E. (1857-1913)
Jeweler ; Towle Manufacturing CompanyManufacturer ; Tilton, George P. (1865-1959)Designer - Place of Origin:
- Newburyport, MA
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Sold by Charles E. Hodsdon (1857-1913), Dover, NH; Made by the Towle Manufacturing Company, Newburyport, MA; c. 1890. "Shell" pattern, designed by George P. Tilton (1865-1959), 1889. Silver. Handle has upturned, round end with egg-shaped bowl. Twelve lobed shell embossed on the front of the handle. Stamped on the back of the shoulder/stem is a hallmark and the word "STERLING" in upper case sans-serif letters within a rectangle with a rounded right end. The hallmark is a right-facing lion passant within the script letter "T" (for Towle) within a roughly circular mark. Stamped on back of the stem in upper case roman letters: "C.E. HODSDON" incuse.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-8.3 inches
- Provenance:
- One of 4 spoons by different maker's given by Elizabeth L. (Brown) Huggins (1903-1984) of Dover, NH. No history given with this piece; however, the other 3 spoons in this collection have ties to donor's Dover, NH family.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth L. Huggins
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