Souvenir spoon: Nantucket
Attleboro, Massachusetts
1892-1910
Maker
Charles M. Robbins Co. (1892-2007)
Measurements
5-1/2 in x 1-1/8 in x 3/4 in
Materials
Silver
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1123
Inscription
“OLD MILL / 1746” and “NANTUCKET” are on the handle. "CMR" in a diamond along with two other Robbins touchmarks and “STERLING” are on the back of the handle.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The spoon features the relief image of the wood-shingled Old Mill on Nantucket, believed to have been built in 1746 and the oldest operating mill in the United States. The handle is pierced to form the four vanes. The back of the spoon shows the back of the mill in relief.
