EARLY GEORGE III SILVER HASH SPOON, Joseph Bell II, London, 1762; ; M. Ford Creech Antiques

EARLY GEORGE III SILVER HASH SPOON

Joseph Bell II, London, 1762

Early George III Silver Hash Spoon, Joseph Bell II, London, 176

Of heavy gauge silver in the Hanoverian pattern, having an upturned tip and single drop heel
over a deep ovoid bowl, the terminal scratch engraved to the verso ''AM to CM'' ;
particularly crisp mark : Grimwade #3624, (one of the few English marks using the full name)

Early George III Silver Hash Spoon, Joseph Bell II, London, 1762, marker's mark

"Hash Spoons" :

Specialized spoons from the 18th and early 19th centuries,
whose purpose it was to serve a mixture of meat and potatoes (hash).
These spoons are quite large, with proportionally larger bowls -- sometimes quite massive in fact.
They differ from 11-12 inch 'basting spoons' (which Americans fondly call 'stuffing spoons')
not only in length (13" to about 16"), but often in the sheer volume of the bowl itself.

Condition : Excellent; exceptional marks; the bowl with very minor tip wear to the right side