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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1979.019.05
Place of Origin:
Henniker, NH
Date:
1820-1830
Description:
Teaspoon. Owned by Eunice Sawyer (1781-1876), Henniker, NH; 1820-1830. Silver. Downturned, tapered fiddle handle, with rounded fins, and an egg-shaped bowl. "ES" engraved in script on front of handle. "NICHOLS" in upper-case roman letters, within a rectangle stamped on back of handle.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-0.875 L-5 inches
Provenance:
Collection of objects from the Sawyer, Whittle, and Woodbury families, donated by their descendants, sisters Ruth A. Woodbury (1902-1985) and Dorcas L. Woodbury (1907-1980). Eunice Sawyer (1781-1876) was the great-great-grandmother of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
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