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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Charles Babbit
1815-1824
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Babbit (Maker)
Place of Origin
Taunton; Massachusetts; Bristol; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.082
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.082
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Charles Babbit (Maker)
Place of Origin
Taunton; Massachusetts; Bristol; New England; United States; North America
Date
1815-1824
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "C·BABBIT" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "FH" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (W) x 5.669 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (W) x 14.4 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.388
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. 467-488Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 39Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Charles Babbit, p. 148Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on the firm Davis & Babbit, p. 197Book: Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of marks and some background information, p. 7