Object Number 1962.0240.1472

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

William Simpkins (Maker)
1704-1780

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1735-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W·SIMPKINS" stamped within a wavy cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "G/ S*P" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.244 (L) , 1.535 (W) , 1.3933 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.4 (L) , 3.9 (W) , 39.5 (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