Object Number 1971.0127

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

William B. Fessenden (Maker)

Fessenden Bros. (Maker)
1862-1922
Fessenden & Co. was founded in Providence, Rhode Island from the year 1862 and lasted till 1922. The company manufactures sterling silver hollow ware, flatware and souvenir spoons. Piror to Fessenden & Co., the company was known as Whiting Fessenden & Cowan in the 1850s and later changed its name to to Wm.P. Fessenden & Co in the year 1858 then finally Fessenden & Company in the year 1862. http://www.chineseargent.com/home/fessendens-co

Place of Origin

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

Date

1860-1870

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "FESSENDEN." stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "Clout[man]." engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "71.127" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.181 (L) , 1.26 (W) , 0.776 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.7 (L) , 3.2 (W) , 22 (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