Museum Object Number1998.0004.562.002 |
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 B. Jones Jr. (Maker)
1782
1854
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1809-1854
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J*B*JONES" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "AS/ 1826" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.748 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.5997 (Weight)
14.6 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 17 (Weight)
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[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Similar mark with dating information, p. 252, Fig. c
[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] 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 B. Jones Jr. p. 260
[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 John B. Jones Jr. p. 80
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Chronology of the Shreve, Crump & Low Co. Inc., p. 307