Teaspoons (15)

Object Number: 
INV.14465f-t
Date: 
ca. 1850
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
each overall: 6 1/8 x 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 15.6 x 1.9 x 2.2 cm )
Marks: 
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "S. HAMMOND & Co" in a rectangle, "G" in a rectangle, a bust in a rectangle and lion passant in a rectangle engraved: on the handles: "Hinckley" in script
Description: 
Fifteen drop-hammered silver teaspoons with downturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the underside and the engraving, "Hinckley" in script on the front; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group