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Teaspoon 2016-169
Teaspoon
Teaspoon 2016-169

Teaspoon

Date1806-1814 or 1818-1821 (probably)
Maker Eleazer Wyer Jr. (1786 - 1848)
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall Length: 5 3/8"; Length of bowl: 1 3/4"; Weight: .378 oz.
Credit LineGift of an Anonymous Donor
Object number2016-169
DescriptionSilver teaspoon with downturned fiddle handle, square shoulders, and pointed oval bowl with no backdrop; engraved crosswise in feathered script halfway down handle "H"; marked lengthwise on back in relief "E.WYER" within a serrated rectangle.
InscribedEngraved crosswise in feathered script halfway down handle "H"
MarkingsMarked lengthwise on back in relief "E.WYER" within a serrated rectangle.