1962.0240.646 Silver spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Thomas Sparrow (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Annapolis, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1764-1770

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.646


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0240.646

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Thomas Sparrow (Maker)
1746

Place of Origin

Annapolis, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin possibly Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Date

1764-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "TS" stamped within a cartouche

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

4.213 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.2469 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.7 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 7 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Pleasants, Jacob Hall & Sill, Howard. 1930 Maryland silversmiths, 1715-1830 : with illustrations of their silver and their marks and with a facsimile of The design book of William Faris. 324 p.
Information on Thomas Sparrow, pp. 67-71
[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