Object Number 1962.0240.096

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

John Starr Blackman (Maker)
1775-1851
As per Bohan & Hammerslough, Early Connecticut Silver, p. 223: John Starr Blackman was the father of Frederick Starr Blackman and John Clark Blackman. He is the father-in-law of Levi Clark.

Place of Origin

Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1793-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.BLACKMAN" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.591 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.2 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 11 (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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker, p. 64