Object Number 1962.0240.1455

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Jacob Sargeant (Maker)
February 28, 1761-April 12, 1843

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Flynt & Fales (see References): Jacob Sargeant worked in Mansfield, Connecticut, Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut.

Date

1810-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.SARGEANT" stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "HARTF[ORD]" stamped within a rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, underside; A sheaf of wheat stamped within a rectangle
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "DP" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.173 (L) , 1.732 (W) , 1.9048 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.3 (L) , 4.4 (W) , 54 (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.
• Information on Jacob Sargeant, p. 372
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on Jacob Sargeant and example mark, p. 319
[Book] Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
• Information on Jacob Sargeant, p. 251