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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Ebenezer Eaton Bailey
1845-1862
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ebenezer Eaton Bailey (Maker)
Place of Origin
Claremont; New Hampshire; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1971.0143
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. W. Ogilvie Comstock
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Object Number
1971.0143
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Ebenezer Eaton Bailey (Maker)
Place of Origin
Claremont; New Hampshire; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Flynt & Fales (see References): Ebenezer Eaton Bailey also worked in West Unity, New Hampshire. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)
As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Claremont or West Unity, New Hampshire
Date
1845-1862
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "E E.BAILEY." stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "M.A.E." engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "71.143" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.063 (W) x 5.827 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.7 (W) x 14.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.5291
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks and background information, p. 41Book: 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 E. E. Bailey, p. 149Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488