Object Number 1962.0240.729

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

F. S. Blackman & Co. (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1840-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; Eagle stamped in a rounded square
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "F.S.B. & C\o/." stamped in a rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Eagle stamped in a rounded square
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "RM" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.622 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.1764 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.2 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 5 (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