Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 2007.032.05.2
- Creator:
- Gilman, John Ward (1741-1823)
- Place of Origin:
- Exeter, NH
- Date:
- 1790-1800
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Made by John Ward Gilman (1741-1823) of Exeter, NH, 1790-1800. Silver. Downturned pointed handle. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved "JN", in upper-case block letters, on front of handle. The monogram is surrounded with an oval done in wriggle-work; the handle and stem also decorated with wriggle-work lines and loops. Impressed mark on reverse of handle: "IWG", in upper-case roman italic letters, in plain rectangle. One of a pair (2007.32.5.1-.2).
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.875 L-4.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of silver by New Hampshire manufacturers, assembled by collector, Barbara Mann.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Gilman, John Ward (1741-1823)
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