Spoon (Teaspoon)

Museum Object Number 1984.0005.115

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

Henderson I. Sawyer (Maker)

L. P. Coe (Merchant)

Place of Origin

Mohawk or Hartford, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per McGrew (see References): Henderson I. Sawyer worked in Hartford, Connecticut. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)

Date

1850-1859

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; COE, L.P.

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.75 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.61 (L)

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 Sawyer marks, brief background information, sources, p. 373
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of Sawyer mark from similar spoon, p. 79
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Short biography on Henderson Sawyer, p. 293
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on L.P. Coe, p. 115
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description opf mark and information on L.P. Coe, p. 79
[Book] Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on L.P. Coe, p. 55