Object Number 1967.0111

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles van Ravenswaay

Creator (Role)

E. & D. Kinsey (Maker)
See the article “The Lustre of the Heartland: The Flowering of Cincinnati Silver”, Amy Miller Dehan. Antiques Magazine, May/June 2014.

Place of Origin

Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin Cincinnatti, Ohio, or Newport, Kentucky.

Date

1840-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E & D. KINSEY" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "ACB" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.906 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 15 (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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 259
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Example of marks and background information, p. 181