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Teaspoon

Jonathan Trott (1730–1815)
About 1755–60

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions L. 4 1/2 in.; width bowl 7/8 in.
Credit Line Gift of Catherine Coolidge Lastavica in memory of her great-grandmother Elizabeth Gardner Amory and in honor of her cousin John Lowell Gardner
Accession Number2004.72
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver flatware

DescriptionSmall spoon with round-end handle and mid-rib on upper side. Molded shell drop on back of bowl.
Marks Marked on back of handle: "I T" in rectangle with shaped ends.
InscriptionsEngraved on back of handle "E * G" in shaded capitals.
ProvenanceEngraved initials are those of an Elizabeth Gardner. Three generations of John Gardners married wives named Elizabeth: Elizabeth Weld (b. 1681; Elizabeth Putnam (1700-1764), and Elizabeth Pickering (1737-1823). By descent in the family to the donor.