Object Number 2014.0030.003

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

Benson John Lossing (Maker)
02/12/1813-06/03/1891

Place of Origin

New York, North America

Origin Notes

Made in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Date

1833-1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "HENDERSON & LOSSING" in rectangle, stamped
2. Mark; Handle, underside; 3 pseudo-hallmarks: Six-pointed star, Native American profile head, anchor in cut corner rectangles, stamped
3. Inscription; Handle, surface, on fiddle; "MAB" in script, engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.4 (L) , 1.1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.8 (L) , 2.8 (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. 5, p. 65.