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Salt Spoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-16964

Description

Silver salt spoon. Fiddle handle with pointed shoulders and an oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

salt spoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Spoon, Salt
Spoon, Salt

Inscription

"EB" (Engraved on the handle)

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Additional Identification Number

1977.423b

Maker

Abbot(t), Jr., John W., 1790-1850 (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Portsmouth, NH, USA

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.423.2

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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