Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.025
- Creator:
- Nelson, John (1735-1789)
Goldsmith - Place of Origin:
- Gilmanton, NH
- Date:
- 1780-1789
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by John Nelson (1735-1789), Gilmanton, NH; 1780-1789. Silver. Down-turned, tapered handle with round end. Egg-shaped bowl with round end drop and 11 lobed scallop shell bowl decoration on reverse. "PG" script letters engraved within an oval cartouche with roulette work edges. Hash marks around the letters. Eight pointed sunburst decoration engraved below monogram, on front of handle. "I·N" in upper case Roman letters with a pellet in between letters, stamped in a barbed rectangle on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.975 L-5.125 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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