Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1975.069.04 c
- Creator:
- Hurd, Jacob (1702/03-1758)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1740
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by Jacob Hurd (1702/03-1758), Boston, MA; Owned by Ann Rindge (1723-1748), Portsmouth, NH; c. 1740. Silver. Tapered handle with upturned rounded end and mid-rib on front; elliptical bowl with shell and rounded drop on reverse. "A : R", engraved in block capital letters on reverse of handle. "Hurd" stamped in cartouche on reverse of lower end of handle. One of a set of four.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.8 L-4.6 inches
- Provenance:
- According to family history, the set of spoons were originally owned by Ann Rindge (1723-1748), of Portsmouth, who married Daniel Peirce (1709-1773) in 1742. Ann (Rindge) Peirce was the great-great- grandmother of J. Winslow Peirce (1881-1947), the seller's husband.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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