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Teaspoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1841-1849

GUSN

GUSN-34897

Description

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teaspoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Eating
Teaspoon
Teaspoon

Inscription

"LMS" (Engraved on the handle)

Maker

J. Gorham & Son (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Providence, RI, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Louis F. Snow

Accession Number

1932.527

Reference Notes

Carpenter, Charles Hope, Author. Gorham Silver, 1831-1981. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1982.

Places

Rhode Island (United States)

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