Museum Object Number1962.0240.431 |
Spoon
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
William Moulton II (Maker)
1720
1793
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
As per Flynt & Fales (see References): William Moulton moved to Marietta, Ohio in 1788. (L. Jones, cataloguer,06/24/2010)
1750-1770
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W·Moulton" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "K+G" engraved
Silver
Engraved
4.37 (L) , 0.827 (W) , 0.2469 (Weight)
11.1 (L) , 2.1 (W) , 7 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Information on the Moulton family, p. 100
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on all of the Moultons of Newburyport, pp. 280-283
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example of marks, brief background, sources, p. 307
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Brief biography on William Moulton (1720-1793), p. 283
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of marks, p. 101