Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1993.057
- Creator:
- Davis, Isaac
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1810-1813
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver. Fin and fiddle form. Tapered fiddle handle with coffin end. Square fins. Egg shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in feathered script "MD". Stamped on back of handle "I:DAVIS" in upper and lower case Roman letters with florettes on either side within a curved banner.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-5.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Spoon was a gift of Harry A. Sleeper (1927-2005) of Concord, New Hampshire, to the N.H.H.S. Mr. Sleeper was a volunteer at the Society. When given, the spoon was believed to have been made by Ichabud Shaw Davis, c.1775-1800, in either Exeter or Chester, New Hampshire. Further research suggests that the maker was Isaac Davis of Boston, Massachusetts (working dates c.1810-c.1813).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Harry A. Sleeper
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