Scoop, Marrow
- Object Name:
- Scoop, Marrow
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.086
- Creator:
- Smith, George
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1785-1786
- Description:
- Marrow scoop. Silver. Channelled scoop at each end, one of which is narrow and the other wide. The scoop at one end is 2.937 inches long and .8125 inches wide with rounded drop on back of scoop. Scoop at other end is 3.187 inches long by .375 inches wide. Both scoops have rounded ends. Impressed marks on reverse of handle: "GS" in script within rectangle; lower-case Roman letter "k" within U shaped mark [date letter for 1785-86]; left facing lion passant within shield shaped mark; leopard's head crowned within a U shaped mark; and left-facing human head (could be a king's head) within a square mark with cut corners.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.8 L-8.7 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-c.1925) and Susan Dadmun (1844-c.1934) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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