New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

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

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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.