Object Number 1962.0240.1122

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Benjamin C. Gilman (Maker)
1763-1835

Place of Origin

Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1780-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "B.C.G" stamped within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "CFC" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.48 (L) , 1.378 (W) , 0.7408 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19 (L) , 3.5 (W) , 21 (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