Object Number 1962.0240.306

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin listed as Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut.

Date

1776-1783

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "EH" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "LS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.882 (L) , 0.866 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.4 (L) , 2.2 (W) , 11 (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