Metals
Amos Doolittle (Maker)
New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1800-1832
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.844
Object Number1962.0240.844 |
Ladle
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Amos Doolittle (Maker)
05/18/1754-01/30/1832
References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957).
Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.
New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1800-1832
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "AD" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "CH" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.787 (L) , 1.299 (W) , 0.7055 (Weight)
14.7 (L) , 3.3 (W) , 20 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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