Knife, Butter
- Object Name:
- Knife, Butter
- Object ID:
- 1957.008.124
- Creator:
- Foster, Nathaniel & Thomas
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Newburyport, MA
- Date:
- 1840-1850
- Description:
- Silver Butter Knife. Fin-and-fiddle form. Taper-sided fiddle handle, with round upturned end, and mid-rib on front. Two sets of fins at juncture of stem and blade, one set is very broad flared rounded fins, and the other set is pointed fins. Short, wide blade, with rounded end, which projects to the right. The name "Haseltine" is engraved on the back of the handle in script. The maker's name is stamped on the back of the fins, "N.&.T.FOSTER", in upper-case roman letters, within a in serrated rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 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 mark of Newburyport silversmiths Nathaniel & Thomas Foster, in business c. 1820-1860. The piece has the owner's name, Haseltine, perhaps from one of the several Haseltine-Emery marriages in Fred Emery's ancestry.
- Credit Line:
- The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift
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