Object Number 1962.0240.1668

Object Name

Server (Fish knife)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

John Sayre
1771-1852

Place of Origin

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

Date

1799-1818

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Knife blade, underside; "I.Sayre" in script stamped in a conforming rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, top; "LJJ" in script
3. Inscription; Handle, underside; "LM" in script

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

12.06 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.64 (L)

Object Description

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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