Metals
Thomas Arnold (Maker)
Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1800-1815
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.019
Object Number1962.0240.019 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Thomas Arnold (Maker)
1734-August 14, 1828
Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1800-1815
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "T·A" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "T·ARNOLD" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "M/ S*P" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.197 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)
13.2 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 11 (Weight)
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[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 35, Fig. b/d
[Book] Jackson, Charles James. English Goldsmiths and their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 747 p.
• Information on Timothy Allen, p. 180
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Information on Thomas Arnold and example mark, p. 237
[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 Arnold, p. 146
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Possibly published on p. 198, fig. 115
[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] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: i\p. 182, 183, fig. 103