Tablespoon
Manufacturer
J. M. Freeman & Co.
(American)
CultureAmerican
Date1843-1844
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
InscribedStamped on the back of the handle: "J. M. Freeman & Co." On the front of the handle, engraved in script: "J.C.H.".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Hofheimer, II
Object number87.391
Not on view
DescriptionDownturned fiddle handle, chamfered flaring shoulders. Engraved script initials "J.C.H." Oval bowl. Large repair at drop where bowl and handle have separated at some time.Published ReferencesGeorge Barton Cutten, THE SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINIA TOGETHER WITH WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS FROM 1694 TO 1850, (The Deitz Press, Inc.: Richmond, VA, 1952), p. 94.
