Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.40
- Creator:
- Gove, Richard (1815-1883)
- Place of Origin:
- Laconia, NH
- Date:
- 1855-1865
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Richard Gove (1815-1883), Laconia, New Hampshire, 1855-1865. Double-swell, fiddle handle with upturned rounded end, and short mid-rib on front. Flared rounded fins. Egg shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in feathered script "SJP". Stamped on back of stem/fins in upper case roman letters "R.GOVE", within serrated pointed banner. Stamped on back of handle in upper case roman letters "LACONIA." within plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-5.437 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 LifeAmerica
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