Object Number 1962.0240.805.001

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

William Mitchell Jr. (Maker)
1795-1852
Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths

Place of Origin

Richmond, Virginia, South, United States, North America

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W.MITCHELL" stamped within a serpentine banner
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "C" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.819 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.2469 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.7 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 7 (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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 299
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of mark and some background information, p. 77
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of mark, p. 97
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Brief background information, p. 94