Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1939.015.12
- Creator:
- Bigelow Brothers & Kennard
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1846-1849
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Made by Bigelow Brothers & Kennard, Boston, MA; 1846-1849. Silver. "French Thread" pattern. Upturned fiddle handle, rounded end with short rib; threaded outline on both surfaces of handle and extending onto back of bowl in simulation of a drop; rounded shoulders; and egg-shaped bowl. "Bradley." engraved in script on reverse of handle. "BIGELOW BRO'S & KENNARD" stamped in upper case letters on back of handle. Part of a set.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.375 L-6.875 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor's mother was Susan A. Bradley (1826-1903), whose family had lived in Concord, NH since the early 18th century. Susan A. Bradley married Harvey Jewell (1820-1881) of Boston in 1849.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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