Object Number 1962.0240.747.002

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Rufus D. Dunbar (Maker)
1807-1869

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Canton and Worcester, Massachusetts

Date

1840-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "R.D. DUNBAR" stamped within a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "EWP" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.661 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.2116 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.3 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 6 (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