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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1969.005.104
Creator:
Brown, Seth Eastman (1821-1884)Jeweler
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1843
Description:
Teaspoon. Silver. Downturned fiddle handle rounded end, rounded fins and a pointed egg-shaped bowl. "C.N." engraved script on front of handle. "S.E. BROW[N]" in upper case letters, stamped in rectangle on lower end of back of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.125 L-5.75 inches
Provenance:
The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-1924) and Susan (McDaniels) Dadmun (1844-1936) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1968). Mrs. Doble's bequest included: "my collection of early American sterling silver spoons." The collection also included "New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill."
Credit Line:
Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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