Object Number 1967.0185

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Joseph H. Clark (Maker)
1814-1872
Probably the son of Joseph Clark, Jr., of Portsmouth, NH, who died 1838. See: Louise Conway Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths, p. 109.

Place of Origin

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; Sword/Cross flanked by laurel branches or a single leaf stamped in an ellipse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "C" stamped in a rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Eagle stamped in a conforming outline
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "H" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.748 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.6 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 12 (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