Spoon (Teaspoon)

Museum Object Number 1998.0004.240

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Zachariah Brigden (Maker)

Date of Birth

December 21, 1734

Date of Death

March 10, 1787

Place of Origin

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

Date

1770-1787

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Z+B" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "B/ C*M" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.646 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.8 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 9 (Weight)

Object Description

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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] Clayton, Michael. 1985 Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver. 319 p.
• Set of six spoons by same maker, p. 222, Fig. 11
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 75, Fig. b