Spoon (Tablespoon)

Museum Object Number 1957.0059.001

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

David Tyler (Maker)

Date of Birth

1760

Date of Death

1804

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "DT" stamped within a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "GBL" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.937 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 2.2575 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.7 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 64 (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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 415, Fig. a.
[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 David Tyler and example marks, p. 345