Object Number 1984.0005.149

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

John Birge (Maker)

Place of Origin

Brattleboro, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: The origin is listed as either Brattleboro, VT. or Greenfield, MA.

Date

1805-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle back; Mark: "J. BIRGE." incuse on handle back.
2. Inscription; Handle front; Inscr: "M F" in foliate script lengthwise on handle front;

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.97 (L)

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