Object Number 1983.0244.364

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

Isaac Speer (Maker)

Place of Origin

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per McGrew (see References): Isaac Speer also worked in Newark, New Jersey and Boston, Massachusetts. (L. Jones, cataloguer, 07/12/2010)

Date

1839-1858

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; SPEER, ISAAC

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

8.5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.59 (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
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Information on Isaac Speer and example marks, pp, 17, 20, 73