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Spoon, Salt

Object Name:
Spoon, Salt
Object ID:
2015.027.37.2
Creator:
Pear & BacallSilversmith
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
1853-1862
Description:
Salt spoon, silver. One of a pair. Made by Pear & Bacall, Boston, MA. Upturned double-swell handle with mid-rib on front, rounded fins, and oval bowl. "J.L." engraved in Old English script on back of handle. "PEAR & BACALL" stamped in rectangle on back of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-0.9 L-3.7 inches Weight-0.2 oz
Provenance:
Owned by Josephine Lamson (1838-1917) of Charlestown, MA.

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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