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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
2004.043.146.1
Creator:
Bodge, Henry S. (1836-1887)Jeweler
Place of Origin:
Portsmouth, NH
Date:
circa 1865
Description:
Teaspoon. Silver; round fin and upturned double swell handle; one of a pair; "M. E. Greenleaf" engraved in script on back of handle; "H. S. BODGE" incuse mark on back of handle. Owned by Mary Elizabeth Greenleaf of Portsmouth, NH.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
H-0.641 W-1.207 L-5.919 inches Weight-0.466 oz
Provenance:
From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.

Owned by Mary Elizabeth Greenleaf of Portsmouth, NH. Henry S. Bodge (1836-1887) was a jeweler in Portsmouth. He is listed in the 1870 census as a store clerk.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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