1962.0240.045 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1962.0240.045 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1777-1819

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.045


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0240.045

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin Middletown, Hartford, or Westfield, Connecticut.

Date

1777-1819

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "S·B" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "RT" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.748 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.6 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 13 (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 maker and example mark, p. 83
[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 maker and example mark, pp. 169-170