Object Number 1971.0094

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Thomas Kinney (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1815-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "T. KINNE" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "PURE COIN" stamped in a serrated rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "71.94" incised
4. Label; ; "From Dr Gallup/ Great-grandson of T. Kinne"

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.591 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.2 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 12 (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.
• Biographical information and example marks, p. 262
[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