Object Number 1962.0240.281

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Oliver Gerrish (Maker)
January 4, 1796-December 3, 1888
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 225: Oliver Gerrish was the son of goldsmith Timothy Gerrish and Dorothy (Patterson) Gerrish. He married Sarah Little, the daughter of the goldsmith Paul Little, on January 6, 1825. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 09/10/2010)

Place of Origin

Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Date

1823-1888

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "GERRISH" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.024 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.4762 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.3 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 13.5 (Weight)

Object Description

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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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on Oliver Gerrish and example marks, p. 188
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on maker, p. 225