Object Number 1973.0078

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Henderson I. Sawyer (Maker)

Coe & Montgomery (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1840-1855

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, back; "H.I. SAWYER" stamped in parallelogram
2. Mark; Handle, back; "COE & MONTGOMERY" stamped in rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, back; "N" stamped in square
4. Mark; Handle, back; "Y" stamped in square

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

8.445 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 1.2699 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.45 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 36 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

As per a previous cataloguer (before 6/1/10): Measurements in centimeters: OL: 21.0cm.

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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 373
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Brief biography, p. 319-320