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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1960.006.13.1
Creator:
Parker, Amos (1820-1899)
Place of Origin:
Manchester, NH
Date:
circa 1845
Description:
Teaspoon. Silver. Downturned double swell handle having rounded end and tapering to rounded shoulders above ovoid bowl. Script initials "LW" engraved on handle face. Impressed mark on reverse: "A. Parker", italic letters in scroll. Bowl badly dented. One of three.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.25 L-5.5 inches
Provenance:
Part of a collection of silver flatware and textiles from the family of donor, Edith S. Hersey (1877-1967), who lived in Andover, NH. Her grandparents were Jacob Rowe (1807-1877) and Polly Emery (1809-1868), married 1834.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edith S. Hersey
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