Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1975.061.06 a
- Creator:
- Gorham Manufacturing Company -- Manufacturer; Morrill Brothers -- Jeweler
- Place of Origin:
- Providence, RI
- Date:
- 1878-1914
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver. "Hindustani" pattern. Flat handle shank broadening to upturned, rounded end. Low-relic arabesque design on handle face. Reverse of handle undecorated except for "threaded" border extending onto reverse of bowl simulating a drop, and small palmette and drop motif where shank begins to broaden. "Black letter" initial "F" engraved on reverse of handle near end. Impressed incuse marks on handle shank: "PAT.78", "STERLING", "MORRILL BROS", and three pseudo hallmarks used by Gorham: a lion, anchor and "black letter" initial "G". One of a pair (1975.61.6 a-b).
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.2 L-5.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set of silver dinner flatware (5 different shapes of spoons and forks, all engraved "F") having belonged to Mary Anna and Josiah Eastman Fernald (1856-1949). Mr. Fernald was President of the National State Capital Bank in Concord, New Hampshire. The set was donated to the N.H.H.S. by their daughter, Ruth Fernald Holst (1887-1979) in 1975.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth Fernald Holst
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