Museum Object Number2004.0066.061 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection
Gift of Richard C. Weiss, D.M.D. and Sandra R. Harmon-Weiss, M.D.
Ebenezer Balch (Maker)
As per Bohan & Hammerslough, Early Connecticut Silver, p. 221: Ebenezer Balch was the father of silversmith and clockmaker Joseph Balch.
May 14, 1723
April 28, 1808
Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1750-1780
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "EĀ·BALCH" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "M R" engraved
Silver
Engraved
7.165 (L) , 1.535 (W) , 1.235 (Weight)
18.2 (L) , 3.9 (W) , 35 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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