Object Number 1971.0069

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

George Heller (Maker)

Place of Origin

Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1835-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "G.HELLER" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "READING" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SAB" engraved
4. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "71.69" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.748 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.6 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 15 (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