Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.144
- Creator:
- Gray, Robert (1792-1860)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1860
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Robert Gray (1792-1860), Portsmouth, NH; 1860. Silver; Double swell fiddle handle with upturned and mid-rib on end. "A. G. to W. H. G. / Jan'y 1st 1860" engraved in script on front of handle. "ROBT. GRAY" in upper case Roman letters, stamped in serrated rectangle, on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-1.167 W-1.415 L-7.396 inches Weight-1.089 oz
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Probably a New Years Day presented by Abner Greenleaf (1785-1868) to his grandson, William H. Greenleaf (1859-1860). - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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