Teaspoon

Maker: Butler Bement (American, 1784–1869)

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ca. 1820–30

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

other: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

Credit Line

Henry H. Strong Bequest

Accession Number

1930.500.9a

Geography

Made in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Flatware

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Henry Hastings Strong (1860–1928), Springfield, Mass., by 1928; by bequest to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1930
Bibliography
  • Kathryn C. Buhler and Graham Hood, American Silver in the Yale University Art Gallery, 2 vols. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1970), vol. 1, p. 222, no. 307
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

Marks

"BEMENT" in rectangle on back of handle

Inscriptions

Engraved: "CF" in script

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