Museum Object Number1998.0004.1382 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
William Moulton II (Maker)
1720
1793
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
As per Flynt & Fales (see References): William Moulton moved to Marietta, Ohio in 1788. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)
1742-1788
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W·Moulton" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "D * S" engraved
Silver
Engraved
7.913 (L) , 1.654 (W) , 1.6932 (Weight)
20.1 (L) , 4.2 (W) , 48 (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] 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 of marks, brief background, sources, p. 307
[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 William Moulton (1720-1793), p. 283
[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.
• Example of marks, p. 101