Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.115.3
- Creator:
- Virgin, William M. (1795-1861)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by William M. Virgin (1795-1861), Concord, NH; c. 1820. Silver. Downturned, fiddle handle with rounded end, pointed fins, and an oval bowl. "SLP" engraved in script on front of handle. "W.M.VIRGIN" in upper case letters, stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle. One of set of three.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-6.125 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-1924) and Susan Dadmun (1844-1936) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: "my collection of early American sterling silver spoons." Other items in the collection include: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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