Object Number 1962.0240.999

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

John Cluett (Possible maker)
•Kingston, NY 1720-1725; •Schenectady, NY 1726-1755; and •Albany, NY c. 1758 from http://www.chineseargent.com/home/maker-c-3

Place of Origin

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

Date

1795-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "IC" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "IC" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "M=L" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.189 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 2.0106 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.8 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 57 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Rice, Norman S. 1964 Catalogue of an Exhibition of Albany Silver 1652-1825. 81 p.
• Information on John Cluett, Jr. p. 34
[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