Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Benjamin Lord (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1840

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1984.0005.215


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1984.0005.215

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Lord (Maker)
1770-April 23, 1843

Place of Origin

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Belden (see References): Benjamin Lord worked in several places including Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Rutland, Vermont, and Athens, Georgia. (L. Jones, cataloguer, 6/23/10)

Date

1800-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; LORD, BENJAMIN

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.37 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.65 (L)

Object Description

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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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
Example mark and information on maker, p. 276
[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, pp. 267-268