Object Number 1962.0240.1447

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Philip Syng Jr. (Maker)
09/29/1703-05/08/1789

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1726-1770

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "PS"[?] stamped within a cartouche
2. Mark; Handle, underside; A leaf stamped incuse
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "W/ B S" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.228 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 2.1517 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.9 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 61 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 455, no. 480
[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