Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Miles Beach (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1770-1800

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1979.0121


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1979.0121

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland

Creator (Role)

Miles Beach (Maker)
1742-1828

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per Belden (see References): Miles Beach also worked in Goshen, Connecticut and Litchfield, Connecticut. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 08/16/2010)

Date

1770-1800

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.31 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.49 (L)

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 maker and example of mark, p. 53, fig. c
[Book] Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
Biographical information on Miles Beach, p. 221