Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1966.594.07
- Creator:
- Hall, Green; Hewson, John D.; Willard, Horace
- Place of Origin:
- Albany, NY
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver. Downturned spatulate handle, rounded end with slight rib (3/16") on reverse, and flat shank with rounded shoulders above ovoid bowl having a rounded drop. Script initials "AF" engraved on handle face, with flourishes. Impressed mark, only first part of which is visible, on the reverse of the handle shank, reads: "WILL__" in upper case roman letters within a plain rectangle. Followed by three false hallmarks (also impressed): "D" within a square with cut corners; an eagle rampant within a box with cut corners; and the left-facing profile head of a man within a box with rounded corners. Tag with sales information attached to the handle by a string.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-5.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Spoon has the maker's mark of Hall & Hewson (Green Hall, c.1783-1863, & John D. Hewson, 1790-1852), Albany, NY, and the jeweler's mark of Horace Willard (1781-1846), Catskill, NY.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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