Object Number 1962.0240.1564

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

William Ward I (Maker)
1736-1826

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin also New Haven, Connecticut.

Date

1760-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "WWard" stamped in a cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "G / A*L" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.189 (L) , 1.575 (W) , 1.5873 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.8 (L) , 4 (W) , 45 (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