Object Number 1962.0240.899

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

George Baker (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin is Providence, Rhode Island or Salem, Massachusetts.

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "G.BAKER" stamped within a rectangle with irregular edges
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "Pure/Coin" stamped within a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "M. Gorton" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.858 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 1.3757 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.5 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 39 (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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 43
[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