Teaspoon with Double L Monogram
ca. 1815
Classification
cutlery
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number
1931-64-35
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This delicate teaspoon, crafted by American silversmith C.abbit around 1815, bears a refined double "L" monogram, ev the personalized elegance of early 19th-century domestic life. As a piece of cutlery from the American Art Museum's collectiongenerously gifted by collectors Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt—it exemplifies the functional artistry of the Federal period, when finely made silverware served as both everyday utensil and subtle marker of refinement. In an era of growing American prosperity post-Revolution, items like this teaspoon highlighted skilled local craftsmanship. Monograms such as th...