Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1957.008.152.2
- Creator:
- Dunlap, Thomas (1822-1892)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1854-1859
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Thomas Dunlap (1822-1892), Manchester, NH; 1854-1859; Owned by Abbie H. Sargent (1840-1923). Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle, with rounded upturned end and short (1/2") mid-rib on front; rounded flaring fins and an egg-shaped bowl. "A.H.S." engraved in script on back of handle. "T.DUNLAP" stamped incuse in upper case Roman letters on back of handle. One of a set of six.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.2 L-5.9 inches
- Provenance:
- From the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. Several items in this bequest were from the Newburyport, MA, and Concord, NH, areas and probably were inherited. This spoon has the initials A.H.S., for Abbie Haseltine Sargent (1840-1923), mother of Fred Parker Emery (1865-1927). It has maker's mark of Manchester silversmith Thomas Dunlap (1822-1892).
- Credit Line:
- The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift
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