Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1972.089.045 b
- Creator:
- Nutter, Enoch H. (1801-1880)
- Place of Origin:
- Dover, NH
- Date:
- 1825-1835
- Description:
- Teaspoon, one of a pair (with 1977.029.185). Silver. Fin-and-fiddle form. Taper-sided fiddle handle, with downturned round end. Flared rounded fins. Egg-shaped bowl. "NSE" engraved in script with flourishes, on front of handle. Maker's mark stamped on back of stem: "E.H.NUTTER", in upper-case roman letters, within a serrated rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-5.562 inches
- Provenance:
- Spoon with maker's mark of Dover, N.H. silversmith and clockmaker, Enoch Hoyt Nutter (1800-1880).
Part of a large clock collection (and related materials, e.g., silver spoons) including not only clocks made in N.H., but also several made elsewhere, acquired in N.H. by the donor -- Charles S. Parsons (1904-1988) -- and probably used in New Hampshire. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles S. Parsons
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