Object Number 1962.0240.360

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Ira Jenkins (Maker)

Place of Origin

Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1790-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "I JENKINS" stamped within a cartouche with clipped corners
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "S/ T*M" engraved

Subjects

Birds

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.236 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.3 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 9 (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] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks and brief biography, p. 248, Fig. a.
[Book] Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on Ira Jenkins, p. 108.