Midrib Teaspoon by Joseph Loring, Boston, c. 1770

Nice 4-inch teaspoon of upturned midrib style but virtually no rib showing. The spoon has good shell on the back and a mark which most closely matches "E" on page 666 of "Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers" by Patrica E. Kane (allowing for the truncation of the mark because of the tiny space on the handle). Traces of a monogram are visible but I think there has been an effort to erase it. Still, in all, a cute little spoon from the colonial period.