Metals
Edmund Hughes (Maker)
Middletown, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1804-1840
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.340
Object Number1962.0240.340 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Edmund Hughes (Maker)
1781-1851
Middletown, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
As per Belden (see references): Hughes worked in both Middletown and Hampton, Connecticut. As per previous cataloguer: Origin possibly Hampton, Connecticut.
1804-1840
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E.HUGHES" stamped within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "YCY" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.807 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)
14.75 (L) , 3 (W) , 14 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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.
• Example mark and brief background, p. 239.
[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 Edmund Hughes, p. 252.