Object Number 1962.0240.080

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

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

1760-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Z·B" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "S=S" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.646 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.2469 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.8 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 7 (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