Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1998.012.02
- Creator:
- Harding, Newell (1799-1862)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Newell Harding (1799-1862), Boston, MA; Owned by Emily Peirce (1811-1837) of New Ipswich, NH; c. 1830. Silver. Tapered fiddle handle with round downturned end; pointed fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "Emily Pierce" with flourishes engraved in script on front of handle. "N.Harding" in upper and lower case Roman italic letters, stamped in pointed banner on reverse of handle. "575" is scratched into the back of the handle. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-9 inches
- Provenance:
- A pair of spoons engraved with the name, Emily Pierce (1811-1837), who was donor's husband's great-grandmother. Emily Pierce married Joseph A. Spear (1808-1848) of New Ipswich, NH, 1834. These spoons were probably part of Emily Pierce's dowery.
Maker's mark of Newell Harding (1799-1862), silversmith of Haverhill and Boston, MA. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Florence A. Fisher
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