Object Number 1998.0004.767

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Ebenezer Dennis (Possible maker)
1753-1785
As per Bohan & Hammerslough, Early Connecticut Silver, p. 232: Ebenezer Dennis was the son of George Dennis and the brother of George Dennis Jr., a silversmith of Norwhich, Connecticut.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1782-1785

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "DENIS" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "M=C" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.197 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.2 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 13 (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
[Book] Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
• Information on Ebenezer Dennis, pp. 266, 232
[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 Ebenezer Dennis, p. 201