Object Number 1973.0058

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Charles Brewer I (Maker)
1778-1860

Place of Origin

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

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "C. BREWER" stamped incuse
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SL" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, stem; "73.58" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.661 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.1058 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.3 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 3 (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