Metals
Benjamin Tappan (Maker)
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1770-1780
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.696
Object Number1962.0240.696 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Benjamin Tappan (Maker)
October 21, 1742-January 29, 1831
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
As per previous cataloguer: Origin: prob. America (penciled out). Northampton, Mass. (penciled in).
1770-1780
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "BT" stamped in a barbed rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "M C" engraved
Silver
Engraved
4.252 (L) , 0.787 (W) , 0.1764 (Weight)
10.8 (L) , 2 (W) , 5 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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, p. 336
[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