Butter spreader
Manufacturer
James M. Freeman
(American)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1840
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
InscribedStamped on back of handle: "J.M. Freeman".
Credit LineBequest of Florence Smith
Object number0.1971.16
Not on view
DescriptionThread, fiddle handle with slightly forward bend. Long drop and flat shaped spreader. Handle engraved with a script "F".Published ReferencesGeorge Barton Cutten. _The Silversmiths of Virginia Together with Watchmakers and Jewelers from 1694 to 1850_. Richmond, Va: The Deitz Press, Inc., 1952, p. 93.
