Object Number 1962.0240.075

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Timothy Bontecou Sr. (Maker)
1693-1784

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin Stratford or New Haven, Connecticut.

Date

1720-1775

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "T·B" stamped in a rectangle with a scalloped upper and lower edges

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

4.528 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.2116 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.5 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 6 (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.
• Information on maker, p. 67