Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1986.108.51
- Creator:
- Hill, Joseph (1798-1859)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Joseph Hill (1798-1859), Portsmouth, NH; 1820-1830. Silver. Downturned, tapered fiddle handle, with rounded end; flared, rounded fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "CY" engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "J.HILL" in upper case Roman letters, stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.062 L-5.25 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 Life America
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