Object Number 1968.0269

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Charles William Richter (Maker)

Place of Origin

Madison, Georgia, South, United States, North America

Date

1842-1867

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; Eight-pointed star surrounded by eight pellets stamped in a circle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "Richter" stamped in a rectangle0
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "W.R." engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.378 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.2 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 14 (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