Spoon (Teaspoon)

Museum Object Number 1962.0240.197

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Seril Dodge (Maker)

Date of Birth

August 15, 1759

Date of Death

April 22, 1802

Place of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Belden (see References): Seril Dodge also worked in Pomfret, Connecticut and Norwich, Connecticut. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 07/23/2010)

Date

1793-1803

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; Five-pointed star with a pellet in the center stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "S·DODGE" stamped in a serrated rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Five-pointed star with a pellet in the center stamped incuse
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "S·:·W" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.921 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.3527 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.5 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 10 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example mark, p. 137
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Seril Dodge, p. 204