Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.023
- Creator:
- Moulton, Joseph (1744-1816)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Newburyport, MA
- Date:
- 1770-1780
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Joseph Moulton (1744-1816), Newburyport, MA; 1770-1780. Silver. Round end, downturned handle with a short mid-rib on reverse; Round ended drop with scalloped shell bowl decoration on reverse of egg shaped bowl. Roulette/gadroon band decoration on edge of front of handle. "TWH", in block letters with dot devices between the letters, engraved on front of handle. "J·M" in upper case italicized Roman letters, with a star between letters, stamped in a rectangle on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.875 L-4.875 inches
- Provenance:
- From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard F. Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard F. Upton
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