Spoons, bought using prize money awarded for service at battle of Waterloo

These silver spoons were bought by Assistant Surgeon Stewart Chisholm using prize money awarded to him for his service with the Ordnance Medical Department at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. They were were made by Charles Dalgleish in Edinburgh in 1817-8.

The spoons are engraved with Chisholm's family crest and the words 'Waterloo Prize Money', showing his pride in the source of his cutlery. The spoons are: a salt spoon; a general spoon, used for serving soups and stews; and a 'hosh' spoon used for serving stews.

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Online ID:	000-180-000-415-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland
Date:	1817-8
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