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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1984.027.07.5
Creator:
Rogers, Smith & Company -- Silversmith
Place of Origin:
Hartford, CT/Meriden, CT
Date:
1857-1880
Description:
Teaspoon. Made by Rogers, Smith & Company. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle with upturned end, and 3/8" mid-rib on front; rounded fins; and an egg-shaped bowl. "W", engraved in Old English script on front of handle. Stamped on back of stem, incuse, in sans-serif letters, "ROGERS SMITH&Co." (small line drawn under the o), and "XII". One of a set of seven (1984.27.7.1-7, through .6-.7 have slightly different maker's mark).
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.2 L-5.875 inches
Provenance:
Associated with the White Memorial Associated with the White Memorial Universalist Church (organized 1842), Concord, NH, or the family of Nathaniel and Armenia White, benefactors for whom the Church was renamed in 1885.
Credit Line:
Gift of the White Memorial Universalist Church
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