Object Number 1962.0240.1021

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Norton Cleveland (Maker)
1767-1837

Place of Origin

Newark, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1790-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "B·CLEVELAND" stamped in a serrated, conforming rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "1814" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "JEC" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.213 (L) , 1.654 (W) , 2.0106 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.4 (L) , 4.2 (W) , 57 (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 and example marks, pp. 112-113