Museum Object Number1998.0004.1712 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Rufus Farnam (Maker)
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 217: The last name Farnam can be found as Farnam, Farnum, or Farnham.
1771
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1796-1806
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "R*FARNAM," with a pellet, stamped lengthwise within a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "S," engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.513 (L) , 0.79 (W) , 0.3527 (Weight)
14.002 (L) , 2.007 (W) , 10 (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] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on the maker, p. 163
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Rufus Farnam and example marks, p. 217
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of spoon styles, pp. 13-14