Museum Object Number1962.0240.611 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
William Ward I (Maker)
1736
1826
Litchfield, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
As per previous cataloguer: Origin both Litchfield and New Haven, CT.
1757-1760
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "WWard" stamped within a cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "EW" engraved
Silver
Engraved
4.37 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.2469 (Weight)
11.1 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 7 (Weight)
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[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on maker, p. 351
[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