Object Number 1985.0011

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of William J. Flather III

Creator (Role)

Bigelow & Brothers (Maker)
1846-1847

Place of Origin

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

Date

1840-1846

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; JOHN, AB & AL BIGELOW BROS.

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

3.68 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.36 (L)

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.
• Information on the partnerships with the Bigelows and the individuals, pp. 60-61
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Information on the chronology of the Bigelow partnerships, p. 46