Object Number 1998.0006.028

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. Donald Ferland in memory of Cecile and Philip Ferland

Creator (Role)

Oliver Gerrish (Maker)
January 4, 1796-December 3, 1888
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 225: Oliver Gerrish was the son of goldsmith Timothy Gerrish and Dorothy (Patterson) Gerrish. He married Sarah Little, the daughter of the goldsmith Paul Little, on January 6, 1825. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 09/10/2010)

Place of Origin

Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Oliver Gerrish also worked in Portsmouth, NH and Boston, MA.

Date

1815-1888

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; GERRISH, OLIVER

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.25 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.34 (L)

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