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Spoon (Tablespoon)
Zachariah Brigden
1755-1770
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Zachariah Brigden (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.927
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.927
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Zachariah Brigden (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1755-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "Z·Brigden" stamped in a conforming cartouche
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "D / J * M" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.732 (W) x 7.992 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.4 (W) x 20.3 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
2.0106
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 61, no.12Book: Kane, Patricia E. 1998 Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. 1241.
• Information on dating object, pp. 208-218Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488Book: Clayton, Michael. 1985 Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver. 319 p.
• Set of six spoons by same maker, p. 222, Fig. 11Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 75, Fig. b