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Spoon (Salt spoon)
O. C. Forsyth
1820-1850
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
O. C. Forsyth (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.760
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Complete Details
Object Number
1962.0240.760
Object Name
Spoon (Salt spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
O. C. Forsyth (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1820-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "O.C.FORSYTH" stamped within a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: A bust of a man facing the viewer's right within a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: A lion passant facing the viewer's left within a rectangle with clipped corners
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "C" within a rectangle with clipped corners
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "MCT" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.984 (W) x 3.543 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (W) x 9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.1587