Object Number 1962.0240.819.001

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

R. Rockwell (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin also Norwalk, Connecticut.

Date

1830-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Rockwell" stamped within a rectangle with rounded ends
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "TS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.898 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.9 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 8 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 283, no. 251 a-c
[Book] Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on maker, p. 151
[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