Object Number 1962.0240.1206

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Jacob Hurd (Maker)
02/21/1702/1703-02/23/1758

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1725-1758

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "IHURD" stamped within a wavy cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "A*C" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.15 (L) , 1.614 (W) , 1.9048 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.7 (L) , 4.1 (W) , 54 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 131, no. 87 b
[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