Spoon (Tablespoon)

Museum Object Number 1989.0013.003

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection, In memory of Constance Andrews Jones

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Constance Andrew Jones

Creator (Role)

Thomas Byrnes (Maker)

Date of Birth

1766

Date of Death

1798

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1788-1798

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "T.BYRNES" in rectangle stamped
2. Inscription; Handle, tip, surface; "SP" in leafy script engraved crosswise

Subjects

Birds

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

8.583 (L) , 1.614 (W) , 2.0812 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.8 (L) , 4.1 (W) , 59 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2000 Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons.
• Published: pp. 10-11, fig. 11
[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