Object Number 1998.0004.569

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Charles Babbit (Maker)
1798-1870

Place of Origin

Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1815-1824

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "C·BABBIT" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "PD" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.906 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 18 (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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 39
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Charles Babbit, p. 148
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on the firm Davis & Babbit, p. 197
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of marks and some background information, p. 7