Object Number 1998.0004.664

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Lord (Maker)
1770-April 23, 1843

Origin Notes

As per Belden (see References): Benjamin Lord worked in several places including Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Rutland, Vermont, and Athens, Georgia.

Date

1796-1843

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "B LORD" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "LR" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.236 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.3 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 9 (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.
• Example mark and information on maker, p. 276
[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 maker, pp. 267-268