Object Number 1962.0240.1598

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

James Butler (Maker)
1713-1776

Place of Origin

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

Date

1734-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "[J BUTLER]" (as per previous cataloguer) stamped in a rectangle with rounded corners
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "T / I * L" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.307 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 1.8342 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.1 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 52 (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