Object Number 1968.0011

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Root, Chaffee & Baird (Maker)

Place of Origin

Fulton, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America

Date

1860-1870

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "ROOT & CHAMBERLAIN FULTON. ILL", stamped incuse
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "Edna", engraved
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "STERLING", stamped incuse

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.102 (L) , 1.26 (W) , 0.5644 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.5 (L) , 3.2 (W) , 16 (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