Teaspoon

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

VC.84.3 a

Name/Title

Teaspoon

Entry/Object ID

VC.84.3 a-d

Description

Set of four spoons: Each has an ovoid, slightly pointed bowl with a slender, flattened stem widening to a flat, rounded end; end of stem forms pointed tab underneath bowl; the other end of stem is rounded with a rib intersecting it.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Benjamin Halsted (Halstead)

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1790 - 1801

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.84.3 A-D

VC.84.3a-d

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/16 in

Width

1-1/16 in

Length

5-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 5 5/16 in. (2.7 x 2.7 x 13.5 cm)

Material

silver

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Scattered small scratches.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Catherine Clinton Taylor Van Cortlandt

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour