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Spoon, Dessert

Object Name:
Spoon, Dessert
Object ID:
1997.007.09
Creator:
Adams, Albert F. (1840-1898)
Place of Origin:
Nashua, NH
Date:
1866-1870
Description:
Dessert Spoon. Silver. Upturned double-swell fiddle handle, with mid-rib; rounded fins. Back of handle stamped "A.F.ADAMS." and "NASHUA". Front of handle is engraved "F" (old English). One of a pair of dessert spoons.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.375 L-7.125 inches
Provenance:
One of a group of coin silver spoons by New Hampshire makers, given by Northwood, N.H. antiques dealer, Helena C. (Mrs. Winston J.) Hartley (1917-1997).
Credit Line:
Gift of Helena C. Hartley
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