Object Number 1971.0177

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. William A. Henry

Creator (Role)

Samuel Bartlett (Maker)
November 17, 1752-1821

Place of Origin

Concord, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Bartlett and his wife relocated to Concord from Boston and Woburn in 1776. As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Boston, Concord, or Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date

1776-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "[S].B" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "R B" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, stem; "71.177" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.961 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.6 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 8 (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