Object Number 1971.0196

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. Robert M. McMurtrie

Creator (Role)

John Shaffner (Maker)

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1825-1845

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.SHAFFNER" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "STANDARD" stamped in a pointed, serpentine banner
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MM" engraved
4. Inscription; Handle, underside, stem; "71.196" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.945 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.1 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 14 (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