Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1990.021.01
- Creator:
- Vent, John F.
- Place of Origin:
- Vermont
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Teaspoon, one of a pair. Silver. Fin and fiddle form. Taper-sided fiddle handle with coffin end. Pointed fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in script, owners mark (difficult to decipher) with flourishes, "HM[V]". Stamped on stem/handle in italic script letters, upper and lower case, "J.F.Vent", within a barbed rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-5.375 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift from Dr. and Mrs. Robert O. Wilson. Dr. Wilson has served as a N.H.H.S. Trustee, and is also a silver collector.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert O. Wilson
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