Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1947.007.25.5
- Creator:
- Haselton, Ira (1797-1869)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1817
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Ira Haselton (1797-1869), Portsmouth, New Hampshire; c. 1817. Silver. Tapered fiddle handle with rounded end, flat shank with pointed fins, and egg-shaped bowl. "JAP" engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "4" engraved on back of handle tip. "I.HASELTON", upper case roman letters stamped in serrated rectangle on back of handle. One of a set of five.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-5.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Spoon engraved "JAP", possibly for Jane (Ann) Hoit Plaisted (1791-1832) of Portsmouth, NH, who married Oliver Parry Kennard (1786-1870), c. 1818. A set of spoons with very similar engraving (1947.007.23), but dating about 20 years later, may have been made for their daughter, Jane Ann Plaisted Kennard (1820-1916), who married William C. Packer (1812-1871) in 1841.
William C. Packer was the younger brother of James Pickering Packer (1804-1894), donor's grandfather.
Maker's mark of Ira Haselton (1797-1869), silversmith of Portsmouth, NH, until 1834/5. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Bertha Vaughan
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