Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1977.029.015
- Creator:
- Whittemore, William
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH or Kittery, ME
- Date:
- 1760-1775
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver. Round ended handle with upturned end and long midrib on front (1 1/2"). Elliptical bowl. Single round drop, with small bump at front edge, and rat-tail bowl decoration (rat-tail extends 3/4" beyond the drop). Engraved on back of handle in upper-case block letters, "S : W". Stamped on back of stem in upper and lower case italic letters: "Whittem[ore]", within a rectangle with barbed left edge.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.812 L-4.125 inches
- Provenance:
- From the New Hampshire silver collection of Richard F. Upton (1914-1996). Richard Upton served as the New Hampshire Historical Society's President, 1976-1980.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard F. Upton
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