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Tablespoon

Object Name:
Tablespoon
Object ID:
2015.027.36.3
Creator:
Crosby, Hunnewell & MorseSilversmith
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
circa 1862
Description:
Tablespoon, silver. One of a set of four. Made by Crosby, Hunnewell & Morse, Boston, MA. Upturned handle with beaded border. Egg-shaped bowl. "J.L." engraved in script on back of handle. "PATENT 1861 COIN" stamped on back of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.75 L-8.3 inches Weight-1.9 oz
Provenance:
Presented to Josephine Lamson Dudley (1838-1917) of Exeter, NH, by her aunt, Susanna Lamson Hunnewell (1792-1870), as a wedding gift in 1862.

Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.
Credit Line:
Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard, Anne Shepard Bullis, and G. Dudley Shepard
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