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Spoon (Salt spoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Benjamin C. Frobisher (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1820-1850

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    2001.0002.035.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2001.0002.035.001

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Denison and Louise Hatch

Creator (Role)

Benjamin C. Frobisher (Maker)
1792-1862

Place of Origin

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

Date

1820-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "B.C. Frobisher." in rectangle, stamped
2. Inscription; Handle, underside near tip; "S[?]MWC" engraved in script
3. Inscription; Handle, surface; "Cotting" engraved in script

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

4.016 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.2116 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.2 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 6 (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