New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Teaspoon

Manufacturer Mitchell & Tyler

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1850

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

InscribedStamped on back of handle: "Mitchell & Tyler". Monogrammed "E.C." in script (conjoined) on front of handle.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Hofheimer II

Object number87.398

Not on view

DescriptionDownturned fiddle-shaped handle with chamfered shoulders. Oval bowl. Slight midrib at the tip of the handle to the back side. Usual wear.

Published ReferencesGeorge Barton Cutten, THE SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINIA TOGETHER WITH WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS FROM 1694 TO 1850, (The Deitz Press, Inc.: Richmond, VA, 1952), p. 149, for maker.