Teaspoon Maker: Edmund Hughes (American, 1781–1855)

ca. 1815

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

5 5/16 in., 11 g (13.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Philip K. Kossack

Accession Number

1985.87.437

Geography

Made in Middletown, Connecticut

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Flatware

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Provenance
According to Mr. Kossack's notes, this spoon may have been owned by Betsy Gibbons, who was born in East Granville, Mass. in 1787. She named Orrin Ranney of Middltown, Conn. in 1810. After his death she married his brother Reuben in 1817. Betsy died in Elizabeth, N. J. in 1882.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

teaspoons

Marks

"E HUGHES" [Roman capitals] in rectangle with chamfered upper left corner on back of handle, bottom serifs of second "H" are joined.

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