Metals
Gorham & Webster (Maker)
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1831-1837
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.293
Object Number1962.0240.293 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Gorham & Webster (Maker)
1831-1837
Gorham & Webster
followed by Gorham, Webster & Price
followed by Jabez Gorham & Son
followed by Gorham & Thurber
followed by Gorham & Co.
Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1831-1837
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Gorham&Webster." stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "JEL" engraved
Silver
Engraved
6.102 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)
15.5 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 14 (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 of mark and brief work history of Gorham & Webster, p. 199
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Information on the Gorham Coporation with history and chronology, pp. 127-131
[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 Jabez Gorham, p. 230