Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1979.019.06
- Creator:
- Ladd, Horatio H. (1820-1881)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1841-1860
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Horatio H. Ladd (1820-1881), Manchester, NH; 1841-1860; Owned by Dorcas N. (Hodgdon) Sawyer (1811-1882), Weare, NH. Silver. Upturned double-swell fiddle handle, mid-rib on front of handle, rounded fins, and an egg-shaped bowl. "D.N.S." engraved in script on back of handle. "H.H.LADD." stamped on back of handle in a rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.2 L-6.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Collection of objects from the Sawyer, Whittle, and Woodbury families, donated by their descendants, sisters Ruth A. Woodbury (1902-1985) and Dorcas L. Woodbury (1907-1980). Dorcas Neal (Hodgdon) Sawyer (1811-1882), was the great-grandmother of the donors, Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
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