Name/Title
Silver tea scoopDescription
D: Short handled sterling silver tea scoop with scalloped bowl and monogrammed handle. The bowl of the scoop is roughly the volume of a tablespoon, egg-shaped, with a radiating fluted pattern, like a scallop shell. The handle is attached to the narrow end of the bowl and is roughly half the length of the bowl in length. The top edges of handle are stamped with a geometric border framing a monogrammed with stamped marks on reverse of handle indicate British manufacture although specific location mark is absent so dating is difficult. Manufacturer's stamp EM is at top edge with the lion passant (indicating sterling), an H in round-cornered square shield (indicating date), and sovereign's head (duty mark) are in a line extending along handle. An accompanying note states, To measure the area for brewing -- very old -- Given by Mrs E.L. Moody (a family friend from San Jose).