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Egg spoon

Egg spoon
Egg spoon
Object name 
Egg spoon
Date 
ca. 1830
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 4 7/8 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description 
silver egg spoon with a downturned fiddle handle and an elongated, narrow pear-shaped bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line 
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number 
1951.305
Marks 
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "F & G" in a rectangle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.