Museum Object Number1998.0004.105 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
N. & T. Foster (Maker)
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1820-1860
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "N.&T.FOSTER" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "HB" engraved
Silver
Engraved
8.465 (L) , 1.811 (W) , 1.1288 (Weight)
21.5 (L) , 4.6 (W) , 32 (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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 176, fig. a
[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 Thomas Foster and Nathaniel Foster, pp. 220-221