Object Number 1973.0062

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

John A. Schanck (Maker)
1774-1864

Tiffany & Company (Possible maker or seller)
1837-Present
Tiffany & Co. was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young as Tiffany & Young in New York City in 1837. It became known as Tiffany & Co. in 1853. The manufacturer was John Moore, who started the manufacture of silverware in 1827. The relationship between Moore and Tiffany & Co. continued even when Tiffany was incorporated in 1868. (Darling, New York State Silversmiths, p. 176; Turner, American Silver Flatware, p. 22)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per a previous cataloguer (before 6/1/10): Possible origin is New York, New York.

Date

1795-1815

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J·SCHANCK" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "[MADE FOR / TIFFANY & Co]" stamped incuse
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "EH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.787 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.7 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 15 (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 marks, brief background information, sources, p. 375, fig. b