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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1947.007.29.1
Creator:
Davis & Brown
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
1808-1816
Description:
Teaspoon. Made by Davis & Brown, Boston, Massachusetts; 1808-1816. Silver. Tapered fiddle handle; downturned straight end with rounded corners. Squared fins and egg-shaped bowl. Feathered script initials "ES" engraved on front of handle. Impressed mark on reverse of handle: "DAVIS & BROWN", upper case letters in rectangle. Part of a set of seven (two of which have the same engraving, .1, .3).
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.2 L-6 inches
Provenance:
The spoons belonged to Elizabeth (Pickering) Stone (1775-1834) of Newington, NH, Kennebunk, ME, and Greenland, NH. Elizabeth (Pickering) Stone was the sister of donor's great-grandmother, Abigail Pickering Packer.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Bertha Vaughan
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