Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.001.11
- Creator:
- Woodward, James J. (1828-1907) -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Somersworth, NH/Great Falls, NH
- Date:
- 1865-1893
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver. Fiddle handle having upturned, rounded end with short rib on face; rounded shoulders above ovoid bowl. Script initials "R.F.H." engraved on handle face. Impressed marks on reverse of handle: "J. J. WOODWARD" and "Gt. FALLS.," upper case letters, both within rectangles. One of a set of eleven.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-6.125 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-1924) and Susan (McDaniels) Dadmun (1844-1936) Collection was the bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1968). Mrs. Doble's bequest included: "my collection of early American sterling silver spoons." The collection also included "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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