Spoon (Tablespoon)

Museum Object Number 1962.0240.992

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

W. B. & T. (Maker)

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Probable origin America, possibly in Hartford, Connecticut.

Date

1770-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "WB&T" stamped within a rectangle with clipped corners

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

9.094 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 1.993 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.1 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 56.5 (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