//
For internal use only
Not On Display
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Robert Evans
1788-1800
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Evans (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.1079
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1962.0240.1079
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Robert Evans (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1788-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "R·E" stamped within a barbed rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "SB" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.654 (W) x 9.409 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.2 (W) x 23.9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.5168
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: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Maker biography, 215. See parties module for more information.