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Pair of Teaspoons

Dateca. 1760-1770

Probably by Jacob Jennings (1739 - 1817)

OriginAmerica, Connecticut, Norwalk (likely)

MediumSilver

DimensionsLength: 4 3/16”; Width of bowls: 9/16"; Depth of bowls: 3/16"

Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III

Object number2021-79,1&2

DescriptionPair of silver teaspoons with upturned Hanoverian pattern handles, long midribs, and oval bowls swaged with an eleven-lobed shell drop .
InscribedEach engraved “SW” in block on the back of the handle tip.
MarkingsEach marked “I • I” in relief within a rectangle on the back of the stem.