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.
