Object Number 1962.0240.964

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Clement Beecher (Maker)
1778-1869

Place of Origin

Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin possibly Berlin or Meriden, Connecticut.

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "C.B" stamped within a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside; "E.A.C" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.858 (L) , 1.811 (W) , 1.7637 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.5 (L) , 4.6 (W) , 50 (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