Object Number 1962.0240.898

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Roswell H. Bailey (Maker)
1804-1886

Place of Origin

Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin is Woodstock, Vermont or Claremont, New Hampshire.

Date

1825-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "R.H.BAILEY" stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "WOODSTOCK" stamped within a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "IAS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.898 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 1.4815 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.6 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 42 (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. 41
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Brief background information, p. 33
[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