Object Number 1962.0240.1483

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Zebulon Stanton (Maker)
June 10, 1753-July 18, 1828
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 329: Zebulon Stanton was the son of Phineas and Elizabeth Stanton. His brothers are Daniel and Enoch Stanton. He married Esther Gray on Debruary 7, 1778. The house he built in Stonington, CT is still standing and was continuously occupied by members of the Stanton family until 1945. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 09/10/2010)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1780-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "STANTON" stamped within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MSW" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.094 (L) , 1.575 (W) , 1.8519 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.1 (L) , 4 (W) , 52.5 (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