1962.0240.197 teaspoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Seril Dodge (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1793-1803

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.197


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Object Number

1962.0240.197

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Seril Dodge (Maker)
August 15, 1759-April 22, 1802

Place of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Belden (see References): Seril Dodge also worked in Pomfret, Connecticut and Norwich, Connecticut. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 07/23/2010)

Date

1793-1803

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; Five-pointed star with a pellet in the center stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "S·DODGE" stamped in a serrated rectangle
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Five-pointed star with a pellet in the center stamped incuse
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "S·:·W" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.921 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.3527 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.5 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 10 (Weight)

Object Description

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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.
Information on maker and example mark, p. 137
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Biographical information on Seril Dodge, p. 204