Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1960.006.06.7
- Creator:
- Percival, David C., Jr. & Company
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1864-1869
- Description:
- Silver Teaspoon, one of a set of eight (1960.6.6.1-.8). Fin-and-fiddle form. Double-swell fiddle handle with upturned round end and short (7/16") mid-rib on front (mid-rib slightly off-center to the right). Flared, rounded fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Black letter initial "E" engraved on handle front. Stamped on back of fins, in upper- and lower-case roman letters, "Boston.", incuse. Stamped on back of stem/handle, in upper- and lower-case roman letters, "D.C. Percival,Jr.&Co.", incuse.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.2 L-5.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a flatware set including sugar spoon, teaspoons, and tablespoons, all marked "E" (1960.006.1, 04, 06). Note from donor and her sister -- Miss Edith Hersey (b.c.1878) and Miss Mary J. Hersey (1874-1964) -- explains that these spoons belonged to their mother, Ellen J. Rowe Hersey (c.1840-), of Andover, NH. Ellen Hersey's mother was Polly Emery (1809-), from an extensive Emery family of Andover, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edith S. Hersey
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