fbpx

Tablespoon

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1785-1800

GUSN

GUSN-48602

Description

Silver tablespoon with an oval handle and a worn oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablespoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Serving
Tablespoon
Silver
Bright-Cut
Tablespoon

Inscription

"RM" (Engraved on the handle)

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Rice, Joseph (Maker)

Location of Origin

Baltimore, MD, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1428

Places

Maryland (United States)

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].