Spoon (Teaspoon)

Museum Object Number 1998.0004.272.003

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Joseph Dyar (Maker)

Date of Birth

1795

Date of Death

1850

Place of Origin

Middlebury, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "*J.DYAR*" flanked by two six-pointed stars stamped in a banner
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "EW" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.906 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (L) , 3 (W) , 14 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.
• Biographical information on maker, p. 209