Object Number 1962.0240.1377

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Joseph Russell (Maker)
1702-1780

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Russell worked in Barnstable, Massachusetts prior to 1733.

Date

1720-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "I·R" stamped within an oval
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "W B/ to/ S K" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.126 (L) , 1.614 (W) , 1.4815 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.1 (L) , 4.1 (W) , 42 (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