Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.46
- Creator:
- Griffith, David (1735-1779)
Goldsmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1760
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by David Griffith (1735-1779), Portsmouth, NH; 1760. Silver. Upturned round-ended handle, with long mid-rib on front; egg-shaped bowl, with raised double drop, and 11-lobe shell stamped on back of bowl. "GW*L / JUNE.28.th / 1760" engraved in hatched, block letters on reverse of handle. "DGriffeth", in upper and lower case italic letters, stamped in lobed cartouche on reverse of lower end of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.187 L-5.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Charles H. Batchelder Collection of New Hampshire silver (formerly Loan 1959.88). Charles H. Batchelder (1876-1948) was a NHHS trustee and a silver collector.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
- Subjects:
- Silver
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