Object Number 1986.0072

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of William J. Flather III

Creator (Role)

John Field (Maker)

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic or New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin could be Pennsylvania, New York or Connecticut. As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Poughkeepsie, New York; Danbury, Connecticut; or, Hudson, Albany, or Newburgh, N.Y.

Date

1785-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle back; Mark: "FIELD" in rectangle on handle back.
2. Inscription; Handle front; Inscription: "SA" in script lengthwise on handle front;

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.37 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.65 (L)

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