Stock No. 3186	Six George IV silver Hatchett's Hotel teaspoons
	Set of six George IV sterling silver, fiddle pattern teaspoons. London 1820 by T. Baker. The bowls of the spoons are engraved "Hatchett's Hotel" on the reverse and the reverse of the stems are engraved "Piccadilly". The reverse of the end of the stems are all stamped with the maker's mark and with the sterling lion passant mark, the London date mark for 1820 and the king's head duty mark.
	Maker :- T. Baker

Condition :-Excellent condition with very crisp hallmarks and engraving
Hallmarked :- London 1820
Size :- 5.6 inches (14.2 cm) long
Weight :- 4.2 ozt (129 g)
Hatchett's Hotel was very centrally placed in London at 67 Piccadilly and it was also a stage coach stop. It was a second league good hotel and, according to "Mogg's New Picture of London and Visitor's Guide to its Sights, 1844" it was the sort of hotel where "the first families will find themselves, comparatively speaking, at home". Hatchett's was mainly frequented by well to do families living in the country who did not own a house in London but visited London for "the season" or other reasons. It was also a very popular hotel with batchelors home on leave from the Colonies.

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