Teaspoon Maker: Barent Ten Eyck (1714–1795)

ca. 1750

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

4 5/8 in., 11 g (11.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Carl R. Kossack, B.S. 1931, M.A. 1933

Accession Number

1985.84.658

Geography

Made in Albany, New York

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Flatware

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Mr. Kossack purchased this spoon from M. Raphael, 832A Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 1985–1987," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 40, no. 2 (Spring 1988),
  • Graham Hood, American Silver: A History of Style, 1650–1900 (New York: Praeger, 1971), 122, 124, fig. 126
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

teaspoons

Marks

"B•TE" [capitals sans serif, "TE" conjoined; pellet] in rectangle on back of shaft.

Inscriptions

"SP" [?] [Roman capitals] engraved on back of handle facing away from end

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