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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Benjamin H. Tisdale
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Benjamin H. Tisdale (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.3452
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.3452
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Benjamin H. Tisdale (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "B.H.TISDAL[E]" stamped in a serrated rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "AO" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (W) x 5.433 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (W) x 13.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.3527
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: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Maker biography, p. 339. See Parties Module for more information.