Spoon, Salt
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Salt
- Object ID:
- 1957.008.129
- Place of Origin:
- Europe (probably)
- Description:
- Salt Spoon, one of a pair (1957.8.128-129). Silver. Fin-and-fiddle form. Straight-sided fiddle handle with round, downturned end, and 3/8" mid-rib on the back. Squared fins. Elliptical bowl, with rounded drop. Engraved on front of handle "[J]W", in feathered script. Stamped on back of handle: female profile, facing left, within a circle mark; "R" in black lettering, within a rectangle with clipped corners; lion passant in shield-shaped box; a shield shaped mark with unidentified content; and "R[orB]W" in upper-case roman letters within a double-circle mark.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.2 L-4.125 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. However, the Emerys collected widely as well.
- Credit Line:
- The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift
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