Object Number 1969.0133

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Pardon Miller (Maker)
1797-1852

Place of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1830-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "P.Miller." stamped in an outlined rectangle with indented corners
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "Providence,R.I" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "H. C. Reynolds." engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.906 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (L) , 3 (W) , 14 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

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 marks, brief background information, sources, p. 297
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Brief biography and example marks, p. 276