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Teaspoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820-1850

GUSN

GUSN-45867

Description

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

Details

Descriptive Terms

teaspoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Eating
Teaspoon
Teaspoon

Inscription

"SF" (Engraved on the handle)

Maker

Hempstead, Daniel Booth, 1784-1852 (Maker)

Location of Origin

New London, CT, USA

Accession Number

1956.11

Reference Notes

Flynt, Henry N. and Martha G. Fales. The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver.. Old Deerfield, MA: The Heritage Foundation, 1968.

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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