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Spoon (Tablespoon)
1760-1770
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.875
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.875
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1760-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "TA" stamped in a rectangle with rounded corners
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "C / A * E" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.693 (W) x 7.913 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.3 (W) x 20.1 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.7637
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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 Timothy Allen, p. 145Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488