Object Number 1971.0242.001

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gail C. Belden

Creator (Role)

William B. North (Maker)
1787-1838

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: W.B.North was working in New Haven, Connecticut, 1810-1818; W. B.North & Company advertised in New York City in 1823 and the name appears in directories for 1824-1826.

Date

1824-1826

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W.B.N.&CO." stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "FMC" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside; "71.242.1" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.661 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.1587 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.3 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 4.5 (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