1962.0240.696 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1962.0240.696 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Benjamin Tappan (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1770-1780

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.696


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0240.696

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Tappan (Maker)
October 21, 1742-January 29, 1831

Place of Origin

Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin: prob. America (penciled out). Northampton, Mass. (penciled in).

Date

1770-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "BT" stamped in a barbed rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "M C" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.252 (L) , 0.787 (W) , 0.1764 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.8 (L) , 2 (W) , 5 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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, p. 336
[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