Metals
Jonathan Otis (Maker)
Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1770-1791
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.449
Object Number1962.0240.449 |
Spoon
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Jonathan Otis (Maker)
April 30, 1723-February 20, 1791
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 292: Jonathan Otis was the son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Russell) Otis. He married Katharine Coggeshall in 1745. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 10/22/2010)
Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
As per Belden (see Reference): Jonathan Otis also worked in Middletown, Connecticut. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 10/22/2010)
1770-1791
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Otis" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "KT S" engraved
Silver
Engraved
4.921 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)
12.5 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 11 (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.
• Information on maker and example mark, p. 322, fig. c
[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. 292
[Book] Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
• Brief work history on Jonathan Otis, p. 246