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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Seymour & Lindsley
1843-1850
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Seymour & Lindsley (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hartford; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.181
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.181
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Seymour & Lindsley (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hartford; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Date
1843-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "SEYMOUR & LINDSLEY" stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "PURE COIN" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface
Inscription: "A.E. BYARD" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.26 (W) x 6.339 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.2 (W) x 16.1 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.6702
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 marks, brief background information, sources, p. 378Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Brief biography and chronology of firm, pp. 299-300Book: Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
• Information on Clark Lindsley, p. 242