Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Otis Howe (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1814-1825

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1984.0005.067


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1984.0005.067

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

Otis Howe (Maker)

Place of Origin

Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin possibly Albany, Sackets Harbor, Watertown, NY or Boston or Worcester, MA.

Date

1814-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle back; Mark: "O. HOWE" in rectangle on handle back.
2. Inscription; Handle front; Inscr: "NH" in foliate script lengthwise on handle front;

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.75 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.61 (L)

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