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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1987.038.03
Creator:
Young, Samuel E.Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Laconia, NH
Date:
1858 -1870
Description:
Teaspoon. Silver. Fin and fiddle form. Double-swell fiddle handle with rounded end, and 1/4" midrib on front. Flared, rounded fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved on back of handle in upper-case script: "JEE". Stamped on back of fins/stem in upper case roman letters: "S.E.YOUNG.", within plain rectangle. Stamped on back of handle in upper-case roman letters: "LACONIA.N.H.", within plain rectangle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.25 L-5.937 inches
Provenance:
One of seven spoons given as a gift to N.H.H.S. from Helena C. Hartley, appraiser, from Northwood, New Hampshire.
Credit Line:
Gift of Helena C. Hartley
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