Object Number 1972.0458

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Root, Chaffee & Baird (Maker)

Place of Origin

Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Probably Connecticut As per previous cataloguer: Root & Chaffee worked in E. Hartford, Connecticut.

Date

1825-1845

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "ROOT CHAFFEE & BAIRD" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "P" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "O O Fuller." engraved
4. Inscription; Handle, underside, stem; "72.458" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.465 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 1.3757 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.5 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 39 (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