Museum Object Number1962.0240.1472 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
William Simpkins (Maker)
1704
1780
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1735-1770
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W·SIMPKINS" stamped within a wavy cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "G/ S*P" engraved
Silver
Engraved
7.244 (L) , 1.535 (W) , 1.3933 (Weight)
18.4 (L) , 3.9 (W) , 39.5 (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