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Spoon

Object Name:
Spoon
Object ID:
1961.009.12.4
Creator:
Carter, Jacob (1796-1881)Jeweler
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1841
Description:
Teaspoon. Silver. Downturned double swell fiddle handle tapering to rounded shoulders and an egg-shaped bowl. "L.S.C." engraved in script on front of handle. Impressed mark on reverse of handle: "J. CARTER" in serrated rectangle stamped on back of handle. One of five spoons.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.25 L-5.675 inches
Provenance:
Part of a set of silver spoons owned by Lydia Stevens (Currier) Couch (1818-1902) of Hill, Warner and Concord, NH. She was the great grandmother of donor, Miss Leona B. Tyrrell (1891-1973).
Credit Line:
Gift of Leona Tyrrell
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