Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1972.089.075 e
- Creator:
- Knight, Elijah (1813-1886)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1854-1865
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Elijah Knight (1813-1886); Concord, NH; 1854-1865. Silver. Downturned double swell handle with rounded end, rounded fins, and an egg-shaped bowl. "LSK" engraved in script on front of handle. "E. KNIGHT." in upper case Roman letters, stamped in rectangle on lower end, reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-5.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Spoon with mark of Concord/Newmarket, N.H. clockmaker and retailer Elijah Knight (1813-1886). Part of a large clock collection (and related materials, e.g., silver spoons) including not only clocks made in NH, but also several made elsewhere, acquired in NH by the donor, Charles S. Parsons (1904-1988), and probably used here.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles S. Parsons
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