Spoon (Teaspoon)

Museum Object Number 1967.0114

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles van Ravenswaay

Creator (Role)

Amos Doolittle (Maker)

Creator Notes

References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957). Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.

Date of Birth

05/18/1754

Date of Death

01/30/1832

Place of Origin

Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin New Haven or Cheshire, Connecticut.

Date

1780-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "AD" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SEH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.472 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.9 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 9 (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