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Spoon (Tablespoon)
Hart & Wilcox
1805-1807
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Hart & Wilcox (Maker)
Place of Origin
Norwich; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.1184
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.1184
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Hart & Wilcox (Maker)
Place of Origin
Norwich; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Date
1805-1807
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "HART-&-WILCOX" stamped within a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "CB" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.732 (W) x 9.606 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.4 (W) x 24.4 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.8872
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, p. 243. See Parties Module for more information.