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Description:
One of a set of six silver teapoons (unmarked) with a downturned rounded-end handle with a long midrib and long oval bowl with a ratail, which has the engraved initials "HT" in roman letters on the front of the handle.18th century silversmith shop records, such as those of Paul Revere and the Richardsons of Philadelphia, suggest that spoons were generally purchased by the half-dozen or dozen. It was only in the 19th century that large services of flatware, with matching patterns of forks and spoons for various uses, were ordered en suite.

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