Object Number 2004.0066.061

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Richard C. Weiss, D.M.D. and Sandra R. Harmon-Weiss, M.D.

Creator (Role)

Ebenezer Balch (Maker)
May 14, 1723-April 28, 1808
As per Bohan & Hammerslough, Early Connecticut Silver, p. 221: Ebenezer Balch was the father of silversmith and clockmaker Joseph Balch.

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1750-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E·BALCH" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "M R" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.165 (L) , 1.535 (W) , 1.235 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.2 (L) , 3.9 (W) , 35 (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