Object Number 1998.0004.1447.001

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Jacob Sargeant
February 28, 1761-April 12, 1843

Place of Origin

New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Sargeant worked in Mansfield and Hartford, Connecticut, and in Springfield, Massachusetts. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J·SARGEANT." stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "PG" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "RS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.709 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.5 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 11 (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 Jacob Sargeant, p. 372
[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 Jacob Sargeant and example mark, p. 319
[Book] Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
• Information on Jacob Sargeant, p. 251