Strainer
- Object Name:
- Strainer
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.089.2
- Creator:
- Perth, Robert
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1745-1755
- Description:
- Mote Spoon. Silver. Rounded handle tapering to pointed, spade tip; egg-shaped bowl with molded double-drop and mid-rib on lower drop, on back. 9 scrolls pierced at ends around cluster of 9 crosses pierced in center of bowl. Stamped marks on reverse of handle: "RP" italic script in rectangular block with clipped corners, and illegible mark, shield partially visible.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.875 L-5.5 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.
Dealers tag with handwritten attribution attached by string to bowl: "AG940 / Mote Spoon / George II / Robert Perth / Jackson's p. 203 / maker of / tablespoons / in the Day / Collection". - Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
- People:
- Perth, Robert, Dadmun, Josiah A. (1840-1924), Dadmun, Susan (1844-1936), Doble, Helen I. (1881-1968)
- Subjects:
- Silver, Tea, Tea ceremonies, Imports, Trade
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.