Metals
N. & T. Foster (Maker)
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1820-1830
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.759
Object Number1962.0240.759 |
Spoon (Salt spoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
N. & T. Foster (Maker)
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1820-1830
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "N.&T.FOSTER" stamped within a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MAS" engraved
Silver
Engraved
3.937 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.2998 (Weight)
10 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 8.5 (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