Object Number 1978.0161

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. James H. Dawson

Creator (Role)

Charles Bixler (Maker)
1763-1839

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per a previous cataloguer: Made in Reading or Easton, PA.

Date

1820-1839

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "C.BIXLER" in rectangle, stamped
2. Inscription; Handle, tip surface; "CB" in foliate script crosswise

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.24 (L)

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