Object Number 1971.0096

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Albert Beach (Possible maker)

A. Beach (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Flynt & Fales (see References): If the maker is A. Beach, the creation place is Hartford, Connecticut.

Date

1820-1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "A.BEACH" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SC" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "71.96" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.142 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.6702 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.6 (L) , 3 (W) , 19 (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.
• Information on Albert Beach and example mark, p. 52
[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 A. Beach and example mark, p. 154
[Book] Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
• Information on A. Beach, p. 221