Metals
Robert Brookhouse (Maker)
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1800-1810
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.069
Object Number1962.0240.069 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Robert Brookhouse (Maker)
1779-1866
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1800-1810
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "RB" stamped in an ellipse
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "LP" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.551 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.3527 (Weight)
14.1 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 10 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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.
• Information on Robert Brookhouse and example marks, p. 78
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• P. 167