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Spoon (Tablespoon)
Root, Chaffee & Baird
1825-1845
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Root, Chaffee & Baird (Maker)
Place of Origin
Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1972.0458
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund
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Object Number
1972.0458
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Root, Chaffee & Baird (Maker)
Place of Origin
Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Probably Connecticut
As per previous cataloguer: Root & Chaffee worked in E. Hartford, Connecticut.
Date
1825-1845
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "ROOT CHAFFEE & BAIRD" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "P" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "O O Fuller." engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, stem
Inscription: "72.458" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.693 (W) x 8.465 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.3 (W) x 21.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.3757