Object Number 1998.0004.824

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Henderson I. Sawyer (Maker)

Coe & Montgomery (Merchant)

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per McGrew (see References): Henderson I. Sawyer worked in Hartford, Connecticut. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)

Date

1840-1858

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "H.I.SAWYER" stamped in a parallelogram
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "COE &MONTGOMERY" stamped in a rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "N" stamped in a rectangle
4. Mark; Handle, underside; "Y" stamped in a rectangle
5. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "E. S. Runyan." engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.063 (L) , 1.22 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.4 (L) , 3.1 (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
[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