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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1953.005
Place of Origin:
England (probably)
Date:
1760-1780
Description:
Teaspoon. Cast pewter. Small spoon with long narrow bowl (bowl dimensions 1.5" x 0.75"). Shell drop. Tapered handle with round end and mid-rib. Paper typed label with spoon: "Pewter Spoon / Owned by Hannah Robinson / From Miss Avis Robinson".
Material:
Metal
Pewter
Dimensions:
W-0.75 L-4.25 inches
Provenance:
Spoon formerly owned by Hannah Reed Robinson (1762-1840), wife of Rev. Otis Robinson of Salisbury, NH. Given to NHHS by Hannah and Otis Robinson's great-great-granddaughter, Avis Whittemore Robinson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Avis W. Robinson
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