Object Number 1962.0240.039

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Caleb Beal (Maker)-1801

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Mr. Bissell catalogued this tablespoon as "Origin is Hingham, Boston, or Pittsfield, Massachusetts."

Date

1785-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "C·B" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "W/ J · N" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.63 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.3 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 12 (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.
• Information on Caleb Beal and example marks, p. 54, fig. b