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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1966.569.01
Creator:
Tebbets, George F. (1811-1850)Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Newmarket, NH
Date:
circa 1832
Description:
Teaspoon. Made by George F. Tebbets (1811-1850), Newmarket, NH; c. 1832. Silver. Downturned, fiddle handle with rounded end, rounded fins and and egg-shaped bowl. "M.A. Shackford" engraved in script on front of handle. "G.F. TEBBETS." in upper case Roman letters, stamped in serrated rectangle on reverse of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.25 L-6.25 inches
Provenance:
Given by Miss Maria Woods. Original owner may have been Mary Ann Shackford, of Newfields, NH. Maker's mark of George F. Tebbets (1811-1850), silversmith and jeweller of Newmarket, NH, and Lowell, MA.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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