Object Number 1962.0240.413

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

A. W. McKown (Maker)

Date

1840-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "A.W. McKOWN" stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "PURE COIN" stamped incuse
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "CVB" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.142 (L) , 1.28 (W) , 1.0229 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.6 (L) , 3.25 (W) , 29 (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