Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1949.024.04
- Creator:
- Ferren, Ebenezer (1817-1902)
Retailer - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1838-1845
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Sold by Ebenezer Ferren (1817-1892), Goffstown, NH; 1838-1845. Silver. Downturned, tapered fiddle handle, rounded fins, and a pointed egg-shaped bowl. "L.A.S." engraved in script on front of handle. "E.FERREN Jr." in upper case Roman letters (except for the superscript lower case r in Jr.), stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle. Paper label on back of handle with donation information.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.1 L-5.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of silver teaspoons, each engraved with the initials of ancestors of the donor, Grace Foster Simons (1875-1949). The spoon originally belonged to Lydia Ann (Foster) Simons (1821-1908) of Weare, NH, the grandmother of the donor. The spoon was sold by Ebenezer Ferren Jr. (1817-1902), merchant, of Manchester, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Grace Foster Simons
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