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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Samuel Barrett
1757-1780
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Barrett (Maker)
Place of Origin
Nantucket; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.087
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.087
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Samuel Barrett (Maker)
Place of Origin
Nantucket; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin may be Hingham or Hull Massachusetts [per previous cataloguer, 2008]
This spoon may have been made in Providence, Rhode Island, or Nantucket, Massachusetts. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/24/2009)
Date
1757-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "S·BAR[R]" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "C / M·:·A" with a "C" incised over the "A", engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.906 (W) x 4.764 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.3 (W) x 12.1 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.2469
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Make biography, p. 153. See Parties Module and References for more information.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