Object Number 1962.0240.724.001

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

George B. Hoyt (Maker)

William Boyd (Maker)
1775-1840

Place of Origin

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

Date

1830-1842

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "[?]" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Anchor stamped in an ellipse
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Five-pointed star stamped in a circle
4. Mark; Handle, underside; Profile bust stamped in an ellipse
5. Mark; Handle, underside; "D" stamped incuse
6. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MN" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.543 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.2469 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 7 (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