Object Number 1962.0240.732

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Everard Benjamin (Maker)
1807-1874
As per Bohan & Hammerslough, Early Connecticut Silver, p. 222: Everard Benjamin was the son of silversmith Barzillai Benjamin and the brother of silversmith Samuel C. Benjamin.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1830-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E.BENJAMIN" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Profile bust stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Passant gardant lion stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
4. Mark; Handle, underside; "G" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
5. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "EBH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.819 (L) , 0.709 (W) , 0.2469 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.7 (L) , 1.8 (W) , 7 (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