Metals
Ezekiel Burr (Maker)
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1793-1810
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.046
Object Number1962.0240.046 |
Spoon
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Ezekiel Burr (Maker)
April 14, 1765-May 15, 1846
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1793-1810
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "EB" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "M/ B·:·M" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.394 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)
13.7 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 11 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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.
• Information on maker and example mark, pp. 87-88, fig. h
[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 Ezekiel Burr, p. 172