Object Number 1971.0261

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Place of Origin

Concord, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1856-1861

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "CARTER & WHITFORD" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "E.A.E." engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside; "71.261" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.984 (L) , 1.22 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.2 (L) , 3.1 (W) , 12 (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