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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1986.108.87
Creator:
Straw & Tewksbury
Place of Origin:
Manchester, NH
Date:
1855-1860
Description:
Teaspoon. Made by Straw & Tewksbury, Manchester, NH; 1855-1860. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with upturned rounded end and 1/4" midrib on front; rounded fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "C.J.M. / A." engraved in upper case script letters on front of handle. "STRAW & TEWKSBURY", in upper-case Roman letters, stamped in rectangle on reverse of lower end of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.187 L-5.625 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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