Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1925.009.03
- Creator:
- Revere, Paul (1734-1818)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1780
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Paul Revere (1734-1818), Boston, MA; c. 1780. Silver; Oval bowl with drop and leafy design on back. Arched handle, stem flat and somewhat thickened. End of handle thin and bent back, and rounded. Front of handle engrailed and decorated for full length with wavy design. Unidentifiable initial elaborately engraved at front end of handle together with scrolls. Stamped on back: "REVERE" in upper-case roman letters, surname preceded by pellet, within a rectangle with slightly rounded corners.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.9 L-5.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Edward Tuck (1842-1938), along with a silver Revere mug owned by William Tuck (1741-1826), and silver buttons also owned by William Tuck. No specific history given with this spoon.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edward Tuck
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