Object Number 1962.0240.851

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Benjamin H. Tisdale (Maker)

Place of Origin

Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "B.H.Tisdale" stamped in an outlined rectangle with indented corners
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "PureCoin" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SEN" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.74 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.1764 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.5 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 5 (Weight)

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
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Maker biography, p. 339. See Parties Module for more information.