Object Number 1962.0240.1583

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Samuel Wilmot (Maker)
1777-1846

Place of Origin

Eastern, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin is New Haven, Connecticut; Georgetown, South Carolina; or Savannah, Georgia.

Date

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "WILM[OT]" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "R[J]B" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.346 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 1.6579 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.2 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 47 (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