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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Hart & Wilcox
1805-1807
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Hart & Wilcox
Place of Origin
Norwich; Connecticut; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.970
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.970
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Hart & Wilcox
Place of Origin
Norwich; Connecticut; United States; North America
Date
1805-1807
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "H-&-W," stamped in rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: Pointing hand, stamped in rectangle with indented border
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
1.102 (W) x 5.709 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.8 (W) x 14.5 (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. 243. See Parties Module for more information.