Object Number 1962.0240.927

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

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 in a conforming cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "D / J * M" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.992 (L) , 1.732 (W) , 2.0106 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.3 (L) , 4.4 (W) , 57 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 61, no.12
[Book] Kane, Patricia E. 1998 Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. 1241.
• Information on dating object, pp. 208-218
[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