Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.149
- Creator:
- Farrington & Hunnewell
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Farrington & Hunnewell, Boston, MA. Probably belonged to Mary Jane Mansfield (1819-1895), Penacook, NH. Silver. Downturned fiddle handle with round fins and and an egg-shaped bowl. "M.J.M." engraved in script on front of handle. "FARRINGTON & HUNNEWELL" and "Boston" stamped in rectangles on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-1.291 W-1.772 L-8.715 inches Weight-1.435 oz
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Mary Jane Mansfield was sister of Dorothy Vaughan's great grandmother. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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