Teaspoon

Object Name:: Teaspoon
Object ID:: 1966.038.08
Creator:: Gilman, John Ward (1741-1823)Silversmith
Place of Origin:: Exeter, NH
Date:: 1791-1800
Description:: Teaspoon. Made by John Ward Gilman (1741-1823) of Exeter, NH, 1791-1800. Silver. Flat handle shank broadening to downturned pointed end; oval bowl with rounded drop having shell below. Feathered script initials "SBP" engraved on handle face. Impressed mark on reverse of handle: "IWG", upper case letters in rectangular mark.
Material:: Metal
Silver
Dimensions:: W-1 L-5.5 inches
Provenance:: One of a set of spoons marked "SBP." Probably belonged to Samuel (1767-1850) and Betsey (Cilley) Plumer (1771-1809) of Epping, NH.
Donors -- sisters Ruth Pike Shields, (c.1898-1988) and Katherine Pike Foster -- are great-great-granddaughters of Gov. and Mrs. Plumer. William Plumer was also the first President of the New Hampshire Historical Society.
Credit Line:: Gift of Ruth Pike Shields and Katherine Pike Foster
People:: Plumer, William (1759-1850), Plumer, Sally Fowler (1762-1852), Gilman, John Ward (1741-1823), Plumer, Betsey (1771-1809), Plumer, Samuel (1767-1850), Foster, Katherine P. (1893-1989), Shields, Ruth Pike (1898-1988)