Object Number 2014.0030.002

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Kay Olson Freeman

Creator (Role)

Adam Henderson (Maker)
April 14, 1794-May 24, 1859

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

Made in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Date

1820-1833

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside, on fiddle; "A. Henderson" in script, inside conforming rectangle, stamped
2. Inscription; Handle, surface, on fiddle; "TK" [or "JK"] in script, engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.9 (L) , 1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.9 (L) , 3 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Freeman, Kay Olson. 2013 From the Plains of Abraham to Poughkeepsie: The Henderson Identities. Journal of the Silver Society of Canada. 16
• Published: Fig. 4, p. 64.