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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1969.005.027.3
Creator:
Carter & WhitfordJeweler
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1855-1857
Description:
Teaspoon. Made by Carter & Whitford, Concord, NH; 1855-1857. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with downturned, rounded end, short rib on front, rounded shoulders, and an oval bowl. "S.J.M." engraved in script on front of handle. Impressed mark on the reverse near shoulder: "CARTER & WHITFORD" in upper case letters in a rectangle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.25 L-6.125 inches
Provenance:
The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-1924) and Susan Dadmun (1844-1936) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: "my collection of early American sterling silver spoons." Other items in the collection include: 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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