Spoon (Teaspoon)

Museum Object Number 1998.0004.1932.002

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Joseph Moulton IV (Maker)

Creator Notes

As per Flynt & Fales, The Heritage Silver Collection, p. 282: Son of William Moulton III (1772-1861). Married Elizabeth S. Coleman on July 12, 1838. Had two sons Edward M. Moulton 91846-1907) who he trained in silversmithing to work with him, but he did not conitinue, and William Moulton IV (1851-1940) who succeeded his father's retail business but did not make silver himself.

Date of Birth

1814

Date of Death

1903

Place of Origin

Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1849-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; Incised "J.MOULTON" stamped in a faint rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "[P]WB" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.26 (L) , 1.22 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.9 (L) , 3.1 (W) , 18 (Weight)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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 marks, background information, sources, p. 307, Fig. b
[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 Joseph Moulton (1814-1903), p. 282