Object Number 1962.0240.473

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Thomas Phillips R.A. (Maker)
1770-1845

Place of Origin

Paris, Kentucky, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Paris, Hopkinsville, and Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Date

1800-1804

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "TP" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "PARIS" stamped in a stepped, rounded rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "TAM" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.354 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.6 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 12 (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