Object Number 1971.0064

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

E. M. Currier & G. B. Foster (Maker)

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1831-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Currier & Foster." stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "Pure Coin" stamped in a rectangle with clipped upper corners
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "71.64" incised

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

8.78 (L) , 1.654 (W) , 1.7637 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.3 (L) , 4.2 (W) , 50 (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