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Spoon (Tablespoon)
Daniel Curtiss
1831-1835
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel Curtiss (Maker)
Place of Origin
Woodbury; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1969.0130
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund
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Object Number
1969.0130
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Daniel Curtiss (Maker)
Place of Origin
Woodbury; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Date
1831-1835
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "CURTISS & STILES" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "AWH" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.89 (W) x 9.252 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.8 (W) x 23.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.6932
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on Daniel Curtiss' partnerships, pp. 127-128Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Daniel Curtiss, p. 194Book: Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
• Information on Daniel Curtiss and his partnerships, p. 231