Museum Object Number1998.0004.924 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
John Tanner (Maker)
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, pp. 336-335: John Tanner married Mary Colgrove on August 4, 1738 in Westerly, Rhode Island. After she died in 1776, he married Freelove Saunders on April 5, 1779.
1713
January 22, 1785
Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1768-1785
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "I·T" above a v-shaped motif, stamped in a shield
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "E*G" engraved
Silver
Engraved
8.071 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 1.5521 (Weight)
20.5 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 44 (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 maker and example mark, pp. 402-403
[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 maker and example marks, pp. 335-336