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

Salt spoon

Manufacturer Balch and Lamson (American, circa 1850 - 1880)
Collaborator Charles Lamson (American, 1817 - 1890)
Collaborator James Balch (American, 1806 - 1846)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1820
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
InscribedStamped on back of handle: "Balch & Lamson" in a rectangle. Handle engraved "LAN" in script.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3139
Not on view
DescriptionForward bent fiddle shaped handle with rounded chamfered shoulders and a slight midrib on front of handle.

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