Object Number 1962.0240.785

Object Name

Spoon (Salt shovel)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Place of Origin

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

Date

1840-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "OAKES" stamped within a parallelogram
2. Mark; Handle, underside; A bust of a man's head in profile facing the viewer's right stamped within a cartouche
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "ARK" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.898 (L) , 0.669 (W) , 0.194 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.9 (L) , 1.7 (W) , 5.5 (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