Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1947.007.22.4
- Creator:
- Drown, Thomas Pickering (1782-1849)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1803-1810
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Thomas P. Drown (1782-1849), Portsmouth, NH; 1803-1810. Silver. Tapered flat handle with rounded end; ovoid bowl with pointed, roulettework drop on reverse. "APF" engraved in feathered script above "4" on front of handle. "T P DROWN" upper case letters, stamped in rectangle, on reverse of handle. One of four.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.9 L-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- The spoons were originally owned by Anna (Pickering) Fabyan (1758-1833). Anna Pickering married Samuel Fabyan, Jr. (1748-1811) of Newington, NH, in 1778. Anna was the oldest sister of donor's great- grandmother, Abigail (Pickering) Packer 1777-1857).
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Bertha Vaughan
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