Object Number 1972.0236

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. W. Ogilvie Comstock

Creator (Role)

Roswell H. Bailey (Maker)
1804-1886

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per a previous cataloguer (before 5/26/10): Origin: Woodstock, Vermont, or Claremont, New Hampshire

Date

1840-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "[R].H.BAILEY" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "Labaree." engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside; "72.236" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.866 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.9 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 18 (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