Spoon, Salt
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Salt
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.147
- Creator:
- Simes, William Cadogan
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Salt Spoon. Made by William Cadogan Simes (1773-1824), Portsmouth, NH. Belonged to George and Sarah (Pitman) Melcher, Portsmouth, married 1791. Silver; Downturned fiddle handle with pointed fins and an oval bowl. "M" engraved in feathered script on front of handle and "1791" engraved in script on back of handle. "W.S" stamped in rectangle on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-0.346 W-0.958 L-3.824 inches Weight-0.2 oz
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, NH, artifacts.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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