Object Number 1998.0004.590

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

George Franciscus Jr. (Maker)
1781

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Goldsborough (see References): George Franciscus Jr. also worked in Baltimore, Maryland earlier in his career. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 02/18/2010)

Date

1810-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "G.FRANCISCUS" stamped in a serrated, rounded rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "AN" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.63 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.3 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 9 (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] Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds & Harper, Ann Boyce. 1975 Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Maryland Silver in the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. 204 p.
• Information on maker and example mark, p. 182