Object Number 1962.0240.305

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Eliakim Hitchcock (Maker)
1726-1788

Place of Origin

New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1750-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E+H" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "A·E" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.291 (L) , 0.787 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.9 (L) , 2 (W) , 8 (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