Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1958.102.01
- Creator:
- Moulton, Joseph (1744-1816)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Newburyport, MA
- Date:
- 1780-1790
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Joseph Moulton (1744-1816), Newburyport, MA; 1780-1790. Silver. Handle with downturned rounded end and mid-rib on back. Egg shaped bowl with rounded double drop and shell bowl decoration on reverse. Front of handle decorated with scalloped bright cut band decoration around edge. "H W" in block letters with a cross shaped device, within scalloped bright cut oval engraved on front. "J·M" in upper case italicized Roman letters, with a star between letters, stamped in a rectangle on reverse of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.875 L-4.875 inches
- Provenance:
- One of a small collection of objects related to Meshech Weare (1713-1786) or his immediate family. These items were owned by Everett F. Goodhue (1883-1953) of Nashua, NH, uncle of the donor, Allen L. Goodhue (1906-1980). Everett was the great-great-great-grandson of Meshech Weare. This spoon has the owner's initials, H.W., which may have been for Meshech Weare's daughter, Hannah Weare (1754-1849), who married John Porter in 1807; they resided at the homestead of Meshech Weare.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lane Goodhue
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