Teaspoons (3)

1824-1825; 1843-1844

Place madeLondon, England, Europe

Silver

Each: 5 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 5/8 in. (13.3 × 2.9 × 1.6 cm)

Gift of Townsend Lawrence

INV.14182-14184

Markingsengraved: on handle of INV.14183: "RL" in script engraved: on handles of INV.14182 and INV.14184: "EL" in script stamped: on the underside of handle INV.14183: "WB" in conjoined ovals, leopard's head in a shield, lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "i" in a chamfered rectangle, king's head in an oval stamped: on the underside of handle INV.14182 and INV. 14184: "IH" in a rectangle, leopard's head in a shield, lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "h" in gothic script in a chamfered rectangle, queen's head in an oval

ClassificationsSILVER

DescriptionThree silver teaspoons with downturned fiddle handles with short midribs on the undersides and the engraved initials, "RL" (on one) or "EL" in script; pointed shoulders and pointed oval bowls with tipped drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersdies of the handles.

Object NameTeaspoons (3)