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MakerAmerican, 1798–1882
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Teaspoon
Datec. 1835–1855
Made inKnoxville, Tennessee, United States
Made inSan Antonio, Texas, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions1/2 × 7/8 × 5 in. (1.3 × 2.2 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of David B. Warren and Janie C. Lee in honor of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2013.11
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionPennsylvania-born silversmith Samuel Bell worked in Knoxville, Tennessee, before relocating to San Antonio, Texas, in 1851. The firm that he established there with his sons remained in family control into the 1890s and continued in business until 1961.
ProvenancePillsbury-Michel Fine Antique and Estate Silver, Houston; purchased by David B. Warren and Janie C. Lee; given to MFAH, 2013.
Published References Benjamin Hubbard Caldwell, Robert Hicks, and Mark Scala. "Art of Tennessee." Nashville, Tenn: Distributed by the University of Tennessee Press for the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 2003. Bejamin Hubbard Caldwell. "Tennessee Silversmiths." Winston-Salem: Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 1988. Cecilia Steinfeldt and Donald Stover. "Early Texas Furniture and Decorative Arts." San Antonio: Published for the San Antonio Museum Association by Trinity University Press, 1973. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Stamped on back of handle: S.BELL

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