Object Number 1962.0240.070

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Roswell Bartholomew (Maker)
1781-1830

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1800-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "R.B" stamped in a rectangle with a barb on the top and bottom between the letters
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "E" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.646 (L) , 0.827 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.8 (L) , 2.1 (W) , 9 (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 and example mark, p. 49