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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Henderson I. Sawyer, L. P. Coe
1845-1867
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henderson I. Sawyer (Maker)
Place of Origin
Mohawk or Hartford; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1984.0005.083
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman
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Object Number
1984.0005.083
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Henderson I. Sawyer (Maker); L. P. Coe (Merchant)
Place of Origin
Mohawk or Hartford; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per McGrew (see References): Henderson I. Sawyer worked in Hartford, Connecticut. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)
Date
1845-1867
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Inscription: COE, L.P.
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
6.12 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.56 (L)
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.
• Example Sawyer marks, brief background information, sources, p. 373Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of Sawyer mark from similar spoon, p. 79Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Short biography on Henderson Sawyer, p. 293Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on L.P. Coe, p. 115Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description opf mark and information on L.P. Coe, p. 79Book: Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on L.P. Coe, p. 55