Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.124.1
- Creator:
- Gorham Manufacturing Company -- Manufacturer; Morrill Brothers -- Jeweler
- Place of Origin:
- Providence, RI
- Date:
- 1876-1914
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver. Taper-sided handle, with upturned pointed end. Flaring shoulders with egg shaped bowl; .625" midrib on obverse of bowl. Cast design on front, with ridge down center of stem ending in floral design at the handle end and splitting and flaring at the bowl end. Reverse of spoon also decorated with ridge at bottom of stem ending in a foliate design. Engraved on front of handle in upper case black lettering "D". Stamped on back of handle in upper case sans-serif lettering "MORRILL BROS", incuse. Stamped on back of handle in upper case roman letters, "STERLING". Three hallmarks stamped on back of handle including a lion, an anchor, and a black letter "G" (For Gorham Manufacturing Co). One of a pair (1969.5.124.1-.2).
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.2 L-5.7 inches
- Provenance:
- From the silver collection of Helen Dadmun Doble (1881-1969). Piece has the maker's mark of Gorham Manufacturing Co., and the jeweler's mark of Morrill Brothers of Concord, N.H. This piece is marked "D," which may refer to donor's Dadmun or Doble families. Alternatively, donor also had an extensive American silver spoon collection, hence this piece may not be a family piece.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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