Object Number 2004.0066.033

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

James Sibley (Maker)
1779-1865
James Sibley was born in Thompson, Connecticut, and apprenticed to Stephen Sibley, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, as a silversmith. His working dates and locations are as follows: Albany, New York, 1801-1803; Canandaigua, New York, 1803-1836; Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-1847; Rochester, New York, 1847-1850. From 1847 to 1848 he is listed as a watchmaker.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1805-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.SIBLEY" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "[JR]" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.945 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.1 (L) , 3 (W) , 15 (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