Object Number 1962.0240.1034

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Ebenezer Chittenden (Maker)
1726-1812

Place of Origin

New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin: New Haven, Connecticut (Madison and penciled in)

Date

1747-1750

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "EC" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "EC" stamped in a serrated rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "T / P*P" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.953 (L) , 1.732 (W) , 1.6932 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.2 (L) , 4.4 (W) , 48 (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