Object Number 1962.0240.417

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Marcus Merriman Sr. (Maker)
October 31, 1762-February 20, 1850

Place of Origin

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

Date

1790-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "MERIMAN" stamped within a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "A/ AS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.236 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.4057 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.3 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 11.5 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on maker, p. 275
[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.
• Published mark and information on Marcus Merriman Sr., p. 293, fig. b