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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1977.029.185
Creator:
Nutter, Enoch H. (1801-1880)
Place of Origin:
Dover, NH
Date:
1825-1835
Description:
Teaspoon, one of a pair (with 1972.089.045 b). 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:
From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard F. Upton
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