Object Number 1962.0240.1522

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Nicholas V. Rensselaer (Maker)

Place of Origin

Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin New York, New York and Albany, New York.

Date

1760-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "NV" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "NV" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "H*H·T" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.346 (L) , 1.654 (W) , 2.2928 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.2 (L) , 4.2 (W) , 65 (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