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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Samuel Godbehere
1786-1787
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Godbehere (Maker)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.279
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.279
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Samuel Godbehere (Maker)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1786-1787
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "SG" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.984 (W) x 5.118 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (W) x 13 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.4938
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Jackson, Charles James. English Goldsmiths and their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 747 p.
• Information on maker, pp.88, 219Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488