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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1986.108.19
Creator:
Cole & Clark
Place of Origin:
Somersworth, NH/Great Falls, NH
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Teaspoon. Made by Cole & Clark, Great Falls, NH; c. 1860. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with rounded, upturned end, and short mid rib on front; flared, rounded fins; and egg-shaped bowl. "R.B.D." engraved in script on front of handle. "COLE & CLARK" and "GREAT.FALLS" in upper case Roman letters, in rectangles stamped on reverse of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.125 L-5.75 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Charles H. Batchelder Collection of New Hampshire silver (formerly Loan 1959.88). Charles H. Batchelder (1876-1948) was a N.H.H.S. trustee, and a silver collector.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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