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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1975.069.04 d
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-0.875 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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