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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1986.108.74
Creator:
Pratt, William
Place of Origin:
Fisherville (Penacook), NH
Date:
1830-1840
Description:
Teaspoon, silver. Fin and fiddle form. Taper-sided fiddle handle with down-turned round end. Egg shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in upper case script: "E C" with numerous hash marks around letters. Engraving is somewhat crude. Stamped on back of handle in upper and lower case Roman letters "Wm. Pratt." within a plain rectangle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.125 L-6 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Charles H. Batchelder Collection of New Hampshire silver (formerly Loan 1959.88). Charles H. Batchelder (1876-1948) was a N.H.H.S. trustee, and a silver collector.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by subscription, including a grant from Chubb Life America
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