Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1975.069.03 a
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1801-1802
- Description:
- Teaspoon, one of a pair (1975.69.3 a, c). Silver. Relatively flat handle shank broadening and thinning to downturned rounded end with short (1/4") rib on reverse; ovoid bowl with rounded drop. Script initial "M" engraved on handle face. Impressed marks stamped on reverse: "TS" within oval and three hallmarks -- left facing lion passant; "F" in upper-case roman lettering, within a rounded box (date letter for 1801-2); and right facing king's head, within a circle mark.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.9 L-4.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Descended in the family of seller's husband, Winslow Peirce. Peirce's ancestors were from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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