1962.0240.357 Silver spoon upper surface
  • 1962.0240.357 Silver spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William Coffin Little (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1785-1815

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.357


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Object Number

1962.0240.357

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

William Coffin Little (Maker)
November 17, 1745-December 16, 1816
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 267: William Coffin Little was the son of William Little and the father of William Little III who worked as a silversmith in Philadelphia from c. 1813-19. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 10/12/2010)

Place of Origin

Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Belden (see References): William Coffin Little also worked in Salisbury, New Hampshire c. 1801-16. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 10/12/2010)

Date

1785-1815

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "WL" within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MT"[?] engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.571 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.15 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 12 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Information on maker, p. 267
[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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
Published mark and information on William Coffin Little, p. 273, fig. a