Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1978.018.01
- Creator:
- Ballou, Edward F. (1841-1898)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Newburyport, MA
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Sold by Edward F. Ballou (1841-1898), Newburyport, MA; c. 1870. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with upturned, round end and short (3/8") mid-rib on front; flared, rounded fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "GWH" engraved in script on back of handle. : "E. F. BALLOU." stamped incuse on back of handle. Undecipherable mark is to the right of the maker's mark.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.4 L-7.5 inches
- Provenance:
- One of 4 spoons by different maker's given by Elizabeth L. Huse Huggins (1903-1984) of Dover, NH. Engraved GWH, the spoon likely belonged to George W. Hayes (1809-1891), a Dover, NH., harnessmaker with business and family ties to Newburyport.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth L. Huggins
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