Object Number 1969.0089

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

William Cleveland (Maker)
1770-1837

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: William Cleveland worked in New London and Norwich, Connecticut, and later in Worthington and Salem, Massachusetts and Zanesville, Ohio.

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; Hand stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "CLEVELAN[D]" stamped in a rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Eagle stamped in an ellipse
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MG" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.024 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.3 (L) , 3 (W) , 11 (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