Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1974.040.07
- Creator:
- Towle, Henry (1788-1867)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Haverhill, NH
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Henry Towle (1788-1867), Haverhill, NH; c. 1840 Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with rounded, downturned end, and tapered, rounded shoulders; egg-shaped bowl. Script initials "EP" engraved on handle face. Impressed mark on reverse of handle "H. TOWLE." in upper case letters within a plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-6.125 inches
- Provenance:
- May have belonged to Eliza (Swasey) Page (1798-1876) of Haverhill, New Hampshire, second wife of Samuel Page, and great-grandmother of the donor. It is also possible that the owner was Eliza (Poor) Cross (1810-1860), who died without offspring and was a sister of the donor's great-grandfather.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mildred Weeks Page
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