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Teaspoon

Date1818-1845

Maker William Gale

Retailed by William Mitchell Jr. (1797 - 1852)

OriginAmerica, New York, New York City and Virginia, Richmond

MediumSilver

DimensionsOL: 6"

Credit LineGift of Sarah Pinckney Ambler

Object number2015-95

DescriptionTeaspoon: Upturned fiddle tipt handle with rounded shoulders and pointed oval bowl
InscribedEngraved on front of handle with the Ambler family crest of a horse’s head couped
MarkingsMarked in relief on back of handle "W.MITCHELL " in a rectangle for the retailer; and a pseudo hallmark of a man's bust in profile facing right in an oval [an imitation of the English duty mark] and with a pseudo hallmark of an eagle displayed in an oval. [Hollan e-1, p. 541]. The two pseudo hallmarks represent William Gale of New York City, the maker.
ProvenanceDescended in the Ambler family of Virginia and South Carolina