Object Number 1998.0004.576

Object Name

Spoon (Dessert spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Horace Goodwin (Possible maker)
September 11, 1787-May 14, 1864
Horace Goodwin was the son of Allyn and Anna (Marsh) Goodwin and the brother of Allyn Goodwin. He was first located in New Britain, Connecticut and then in Vermont. In 1810 he moced to Hartford Connecticut. He married Mary Ramsey on November 29, 1812 and then Mrs. Phebe C. Hayman on February 1, 1860. He is recorded as taking over Nathan Allen's stand in 1810 and carried on the watchmaking business. Then from 1811-1821 he worked in a partnership with Thomas Dodd which took over the stand of Heydorn & Imlay. From 1821-25 he worked in a partnership with his brother Allyn Goodwin, as H. & A. Goodwin. He then advertised alone until 1852 when he gave up silversmithing to sell music. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity. (Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 229; Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths, p. 197)

Henry Gooding (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "H. Good[ing] or [win] or [hue]" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "Boston" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "F" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.205 (L) , 1.457 (W) , 0.8113 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.3 (L) , 3.7 (W) , 23 (Weight)

Object Description

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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] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on Henry Gooding and Horace Goodwin, pp. 196-197
[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 Henry Gooding and Horace Goodwin, p. 229