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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1984.027.07.1
Creator:
Rogers, Smith & Company -- Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Hartford, CT/Meriden, CT
Date:
1857-1880
Description:
Teaspoon. Made by Rogers, Smith & Company. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with upturned end, and 3/8" mid-rib on front; rounded fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "W", engraved in Old English script on front of handle. Stamped on back of stem, incuse, in sans-serif letters, "ROGERS SMITH&Co." (small line drawn under the o), and "XII". One of a set of seven (1984.27.7.1-7, through .6-.7 have slightly different maker's mark).
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.2 L-5.875 inches
Provenance:
Associated with the White Memorial Universalist Church (organized 1842), Concord, NH, or the family of Nathaniel and Armenia White, benefactors for whom the Church was renamed in 1885.
Credit Line:
Gift of the White Memorial Universalist Church
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