Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 2018.012.02.1-4
- Creator:
- Clark, Joseph H. (1814-1872)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1835
- Description:
- Teaspoon(s). Made by Joseph H. Clark (1814-1872), Portsmouth, NH; c. 1835. Silver. Tapered fiddle handle with rounded downturned end, pointed fins; and egg-shaped bowl. "CMW" engraved in script on front of handle. Conjoined "Oak Leaf / C / right-facing Eagle" hallmarks stamped on reverse of handle. Set of four.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- L-6.1 inches
- Provenance:
- From the collection of Eleanor Gebelein Greene (1915-1995) of Laconia, NH, daughter of the American silversmith, George C. Gebelein (1875-1945), who worked as a silversmith for the William B. Durgin Company from 1900 to 1903. Donated by the heirs of Eleanor Gebelein Greene.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gardiner G. Greene and Martha G. Morse, in memory of Eleanor Gebelein Greene
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