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Spoon (Salt spoon)
I. W.
1750-1770
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
I. W. (Maker)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.843
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.843
Object Name
Spoon (Salt spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
I. W. (Maker)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Possible place of origin New York, New York.
Date
1750-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "IW" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "IW" stamped in a rectangle
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
0.748 (W) x 3.346 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.9 (W) x 8.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.1764
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Buhler, Kathryn C. & Hood, Graham. 1970 American Silver: Garvan and Other Collections in the Yale University Art Gallery.
• Information on Jeremiah Wool, p. 160, fig. 774Book: Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on maker, p. 193Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488