Object Number 1985.0041

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Robert F. Millett

Creator (Role)

John Birge (Maker)

Place of Origin

Brattleboro, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin possibly Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Date

1830-1859

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle back; Mark: "J.BIRGE." incuse on handle back.
2. Inscription; Handle front; Inscription: "AR" in foliate script lengthwise on handle front;

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.24 (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