Object Number 1957.0123

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. Fales, Jr.

Creator (Role)

Zachariah Brigden (Maker)
December 21, 1734-March 10, 1787

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1755-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Z·Brigden" stamped within a conforming cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "J[T]CC" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.425 (L) , 1.732 (W) , 2.1693 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.4 (L) , 4.4 (W) , 61.5 (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
[Book] Clayton, Michael. 1985 Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver. 319 p.
• Set of six spoons by same maker, p. 222, Fig. 11
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 75, Fig. b
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Information on dating the object and maker, pp. 60-61
[Book] Kane, Patricia E. 1998 Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. 1241.
• Information on dating the object and the maker, pp. 208-218