Museum Object Number1998.0004.1003 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Charles A. Burnett (Maker)
1849
Georgetown, District of Columbia, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1825-1845
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "C. A. BURNETT" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "G" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.709 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)
14.5 (L) , 3 (W) , 18 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 86
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of marks and some background information, p. 22
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Example of mark and brief background information, p. 161