Object Number 1962.0240.346

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Jacob Hurd (Maker)
02/21/1702/1703-02/23/1758

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1740-1756

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "HURD" stamped within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "M·B" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.937 (L) , 0.709 (W) , 0.1764 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10 (L) , 1.8 (W) , 5 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 132, no. 88 c
[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