Object Number 1962.0240.195

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Thomas Aspinwall Davis (Maker)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1825-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "T.A.DAVIS" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SMS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.709 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.5 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 18 (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] 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 A. Davis, p. 199
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of mark, p. 40
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on the maker and example of mark, p. 132