Object Number 1962.0240.1482

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Enoch Stanton (Maker)
September 15, 1745-September 6, 1781
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 329: Enoch Stanton was the son of Phineas and Elizabeth Stanton. His brothers are Daniel and Zebulon Stanton. He married Waity Dyer of Newport, Rhode Island. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 09/10/2010)

Place of Origin

Stonington, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1766-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E:STANTON" stamped within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "S/ W*H" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.598 (L) , 1.535 (W) , 1.4639 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.3 (L) , 3.9 (W) , 41.5 (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