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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1966.591.02.3
Creator:
Beasom & Reed
Place of Origin:
Nashua, NH
Date:
1835-1845
Description:
Teaspoon. Sold by Beasom & Reed, Nashua, NH; 1835-1845. Silver. Downturned double-swell fiddle handle with rounded end, tapering to rounded flared shoulders, and an oval bowl. Script initials "MWC" engraved on handle face. Impressed marks on reverse of handle: "NASHUA." (on shoulder) and "BEASOM & REED." (on stem & handle) in upper case letters in rectangles. Part of a set of four.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.1 L-5.6 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Elizabeth Gibson Ames (1844-1942), June, 1929.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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