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Teaspoon

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-55509

Description

One of a set of seven. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

teaspoons
silver (metal)
Spoon, Eating
Teaspoon
Teaspoon

Inscription

"May" (Engraved on the handle)

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Goodwin, Horace, 1787-1864 (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Hartford, CT, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1420.7

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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