Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.029
- Creator:
- Leach, Nathaniel (1763-1800)
Goldsmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1789
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Attributed to Nathaniel Leach (1763-1800), Boston, MA; c. 1789. Silver. Point-ended handle, with downturned end. Egg-shaped bowl with rounded drop, and shell decoration on reverse. Floral motif bright-cut and wriggle-work decoration with modified bellflower in a pair of interwoven lines covers front of handle. "PM" engraved in cross-hatched block letters, with flourish under letters, within a cartouche, on front of handle. "N·L", in upper case Roman letters, with pellet between letters, stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.937 L-4.937 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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