Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1957.008.135.1
- Creator:
- Towle & Jones
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Newburyport, MA
- Date:
- 1857-1873
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Silver. Round-ended handle, with upturned end, and 9/16" mid-rib on front. Egg-shaped bowl. Letter "C" engraved on front in upper-case script. Engraved on back: entwined letters "CT." in upper-case script. Stamped on back of stem: "TOWLE&JONES." and "NEWBURYPORT.", in upper-case roman letters, incuse .
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.6 L-8.1 inches
- Provenance:
- From the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. Several items in this bequest were from the Newburyport, MA, and Concord, NH, areas and probably were inherited. This piece has the owner's initial of "C", which may be for Chesley, Mary Emery's maiden name.
- Credit Line:
- The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift
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