Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 2006.060.04
- Creator:
- Clark, Joseph H. (1814-1872)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1834-1840
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Joseph H. Clark (1814-1872), Portsmouth, NH; 1834-1840. Silver. Originally owned by James W. and Elizabeth H. Cowan of Dover. Silver. Straight sided fiddle handle with down-turned, round end; pointed fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "C" engraved in script on front of handle. Conjoined "Oak Leaf / C / right-facing Eagle" hallmarks stamped on reverse of lower end of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.85 L-9 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Dr. James W. Cowan (1814-1848) and Elizabeth Hodgdon Cowan (1818-1888), Dover, NH, married in Dover, 1837.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Charles H. Sawyer
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