Object Number 1998.0004.240

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

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

Date

1770-1787

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Z+B" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "B/ C*M" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.646 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.8 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 9 (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