Object Number 1962.0240.1027

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Coleman (Maker)
1765-1842

Place of Origin

Burlington, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: If the maker is Nathaniel Coleman then Origin: Burlington N.J. As per previous cataloguer: If the maker is Robert Wilson then Origin: New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date

1785-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "N·COLEMAN" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "R W" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "ML" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.252 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 2.0812 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.5 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 59 (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] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example of mark and biographical information, p. 118, fig. b
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Biographical information on Nathaniel Coleman, p. 39