Mold, Casting
- Object Name:
- Mold, Casting
- Object ID:
- 1995.526.04
- Place of Origin:
- New England, possibly New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1800-1900
- Description:
- Spoon mold, soapstone. Two faces of mold held together with a steel hinge. Metal pin on one side matches hole on other side. Funnel-shaped cut-out on unhinged end. One side has a depression in shape of a handle and bowl for reverse of the spoon. Other side has a depression for the handle and a projection for the bowl for the obverse of the spoon. Spoon: cast pewter tablespoon with a rat-tail stem, ovoid bowl with a flattened, rounded handle with a central rib. Handle is D-shaped in cross-section, and has mold marks on sides. Red coloring in the crevices.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter
Stone - Dimensions:
- H-1.385 W-2.5 L-8.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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