Object Number 1983.0244.154

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

Joseph Bruff Jr. (Maker)

Place of Origin

Chestertown, Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1790-1803

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle back; Mark: "I. BRUFF." against diagonally striped ground in rectangle on handle back.
2. Inscription; Handle front; Inscr: "E C" in foliate script crosswise on handle front; "S" in script lengthwise on handle back.

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.12 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.02 (L)

Object Description

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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