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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Robert Fairchild
1770-1794
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Fairchild (Maker)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.247
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.247
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Robert Fairchild (Maker)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Belden (see references): Fairchild worked in Durham, Stratford, and New Haven, CT and in Pawling, NY (L. Jones, cataloguer, 08/20/2010).
Date
1770-1794
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "R·F" stamped within a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "R·F" stamped within a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "JSS" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Birds
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.102 (W) x 5.039 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.8 (W) x 12.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.4057
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 mark and brief background, p. 161.Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on Robert Fairchild, pp. 215-216.Book: Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on Robert Fairchild, p. 73.