Tea spoon

Maker

Jacob Stockman (1791-1871) and Henry Pepper J. Pepper (1789-1853)

Measurements

6-3/8 in x 1-1/4 in x 7/8 in

Materials

Silver

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.980

Inscription

"MH"[?] is engraved in ornate script on the front of the handle.  "STOCKMAN / & / PEPPER" in relief within an oval is stamped into the underside of the handle shaft.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner.

Comments

The teaspoon bowl is a pointed oval; the handle is fiddleback shaped.

The initials are difficult to discern.

Silversmiths Stockman and Pepper were in partnership from 1828 to 1831.