Object Number 2014.0030.005

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

New York, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Made in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Date

1840-1859

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle,shaft, underside; "A. HENDERSON" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, fiddle, underside; 3 pseudo-hallmarks: Eagle with downpointed wings; arm and hammer; profile head facing viewer's right, stamped in corner rectangles
3. Inscription; Handle, surface, on fiddle; "E.A." in script, engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.1 (L) , 1.2 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.5 (L) , 3.1 (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. 6, p. 66.