Spoon, Serving

Object Name:

Spoon, Serving

Date:

circa1810

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches

Description:

Silver serving spoon, with maker's mark of Philip Brown (1789-1854), clockmaker and silversmith of Hopkinton, NH. "Pointed Antique" design. Engraved on Handle "SDC (or DSC) / BFR" and on bowl "ECRJ / MED". Maker's mark, "PB," stamped on reverse.

Provenance:

Spoon is engraved with 4 sets of initials, all of whom belong to ancestors of the donor, Flora M. Dimond Farnham (1914-2001). They include donor's great-great-great grandparents, Sarah Tucker Ferren (1779-1861) Daniel Chase (1772-1852) who married in 1807 in Hopkinton; their daughter, Betsy F. Chase (c. 1812-c.1879), who married William Restieaux (c.1802-1886) in 1830 and resided in Hopkinton; Betsy William's daughter, Ellen Chase Restieaux (1843-1901) who married Philip Brown Jewell (c.1816-1898/9) in the 1870s; and Ellen's older sister's daughter, Mattie Ellen Carter (1861-1935) who married Frank Elbridge Dimond (1860-1939) in 1883, and resided in West Concord. Mattie Ellen Carter Dimond was donor's grandmother.

Subjects:

Spoons, Food preparation, Silverware

People:

Brown, Philip, Chase, Daniel, Restieaux, Betsy, Chase, Betsey F., Restieaux, Ellen Chase, Jewell, Ellen, Dimond, Mattie

Place of Origin:

Hopkinton, New Hampshire

Item Number:

1994.0030.01

Accession Number:

1994.0030

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Hopkinton Historical Society

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Carl Farnham

Participating Organization:

Hopkinton Historical Society