Artist/Maker Robert J. Brown (active ca. 1813 - 1816)

Teaspoon

ca. 1815

Place madeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Silver

Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm )

Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis

1950.165

This teaspoon belonged to Frances Augusta Beals(1815-1897), born in Boston, MA to William Beals (1785-1870) and Dorothy Whitney Beals (1797-1876). William Beals was the founder of the "Boston Post." Frances Augusta married George Baker (1818-1854) of Boston May 20, 1844 and was given this teaspoon at that time. It descended to the donor's mother at the time of her marriage in 1871.

DescriptionSilver teaspoon with an upturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib on the front and the engraving, "Beals." in script on the underside; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.

Markingsengraved: on the underside of the handle: "Beals." in script stamped: on the underside of the stem: "ROBERT J. BROWN" in a rectangle

ClassificationsSILVER