Object Number 1971.0066

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Vernon (Maker)
1777-1843

Place of Origin

Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "N. VERNON" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "[J]EB" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "71.66" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.78 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 2.0106 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.3 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 57 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 459, no. 486
[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