Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1936.003.01.4
- Creator:
- Moulton, William (1772-1861)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Newburyport, MA
- Date:
- 1800-1810
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by William Moulton (1772-1861), Newburyport, MA; Probably owned by Keziah Dow (1739-1826), Weare, NH; 1800-1810. Silver. Coffin end handle, tapered; with an egg-shaped bowl. "KD" engraved in feathered script on front of handle. "[W·]MOULTON", in upper case Roman letters, stamped in rectangle on reverse of handle. One of a set of five (1936.3.1.1-.5).
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.9 L-4.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Paper label taped on one of set reading "Keziah Roberts Dow b. 1739". According to catalog card, typed card with spoons reads: "Wedding silver of Keziah Roberts of Dover who m. Jonathan Dow of Hampton, N.H., Nov. 4, 1860". Typed card is missing. Date should read 1760, but the style of spoons suggests a later date.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Alice E. Peabody
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