Object Number 1983.0244.291.001

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

James Conning (Maker)
1813-1871

Place of Origin

Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America

Date

1840-1872

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle back; Mark: "J.CONNING" and "MOBILE" each in a rectangle accompanied by the letter "O", stamped incuse, all on the handle back.
2. Inscription; Handle front; Inscr: one Gothic letter lengthwise on each handle spelling "MOTHER";

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

8 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.32 (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