Object Number 1998.0006.068

Object Name

Spoon (Dessert spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. Donald Ferland in memory of Cecile and Philip Ferland

Creator (Role)

Charles T. Ridgway (Maker)
Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths. Amherst, MA & Nashua, NH. Directories: Nashua, 1841-79; N.E. Mercantile Union Business Directory, 1849; N.E. Business Directory, 1865; New Hampshire Business Directory, 1868-94; jewelry, watches, silver spoons, gold jewelry, spectacles. Notes: Working in Amherst before 1834 with father as James Ridgway & Co., jeweler, and in Nashua after 1834.

Place of Origin

Nashua, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Ridgway also worked in Amherst, MA.

Date

1841-1879

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; RIDGWAY, CHARLES T.

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

7 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.78 (L)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488