Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    John Benjamin (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1765-1773

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1976.0220


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1976.0220

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

John Benjamin (Maker)
1699-1773

Place of Origin

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

Date

1765-1773

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

4.87 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.38 (L)

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.
Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 58
[Book] Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
Background information on John Benjamin, p. 222
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Biographical information on John benjamin, pp. 156-157