Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1966.569.02
- 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:
- One of a set of spoons given by Miss Maria Woods, marked M.A.Shackford. Original owner may have been Mary Ann Shackford (1812-1849), of Newfields/Newmarket, NH. Mary Ann married William Henry Wiggins (1797-1861) in 1832; perhaps these were a wedding gift or dowery. Maker's mark of George F. Tebbets (1811-1850), silversmith and jeweler of Newmarket, NH, and Lowell, MA.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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