Museum Object Number1998.0004.517 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
John McFarlane (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1800-1813
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.McFARLANE" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "EM" engraved
Silver
Engraved
7.323 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.5644 (Weight)
18.6 (L) , 3 (W) , 16 (Weight)
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[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 John McFarlane and example mark, p. 283
[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 John McFarlane, p. 273