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Spoon (Teaspoon)
1800-1810
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Northeast; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.099.005
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.099.005
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Place of Origin
Northeast; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The sheaf mark is similar to examples known by New York makers, but no documented marks with clipped corners are identified. See: John McGrew, Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver, (2004), pp. 127-130. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)
Date
1800-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: Sheaf of wheat stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "HS" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.063 (W) x 5.394 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.7 (W) x 13.7 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.388
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. 467-488