Object Number 1962.0240.218

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

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

1730-1750

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "IB" or "IE" stamped within a cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "D/ I M" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.685 (L) , 0.866 (W) , 0.3351 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.9 (L) , 2.2 (W) , 9.5 (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