Metals
Middletown, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1777-1819
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.045
Object Number1962.0240.045 |
Spoon
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Middletown, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
As per previous cataloguer: Origin Middletown, Hartford, or Westfield, Connecticut.
1777-1819
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "S·B" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "RT" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.748 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)
14.6 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 13 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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. 83
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on maker and example mark, pp. 169-170