Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.142.2
- Creator:
- Clark, Joseph H. (1814-1872)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1858
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Made by Joseph H. Clark (1814-1872), Portsmouth, NH; Owned by Mary E. Greenleaf (1838-1893); c. 1858. Silver; Double-swell fiddle handle with mid-rib on front of upturned end; round fins; and egg-shaped bowl. "M. E. Greenleaf" engraved in script on front of handle. "J.H.CLARK" in upper case Roman letters, stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-0.797 W-1.753 L-9.047 inches Weight-1.595 oz
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by Mary E. Greenleaf (1838-1893) of Portsmouth, NH. 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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