Teaspoon
Dateca. 1840
Maker
George C. Howe
Maker
John Guion
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall Length: 7"; Width of Bowl: 1 7/16"; Depth of Bowl: 3/8"
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-126
DescriptionTeaspoon with a downturned fiddle-shaped handle, pronounced shoulders, and a pointed egg-shaped bowl embellished with a ten-lobed shell on the back. The top of the handle is stamped with a basket of flowers in relief.Inscription(s)Engraved “SDR” in sprigged script down the front of the handle.Mark(s)Marked “HOWE & GUION” in relief within rectangle on the back of the handle.
1826-1827
Benjamin Smith Barton
