1962.0240.758  Salt spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Salt spoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Ziba Ferris (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1820-1840

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.758


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0240.758

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Ziba Ferris (Maker)
January 25, 1786-December 14, 1875
Ziba Ferris is the brother of Thomas Ferris who was also a silversmith. (Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths, p. 167)

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "ZIBA FERRIS" stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; A bust of a man's head facing the viewer's right stamped within a rectangle with clipped corners
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "D" stamped within a square with clipped corners
4. Mark; Handle, underside; A lion passant stamped within a rectangle with clipped corners
5. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "ERH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.661 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.1235 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.3 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 3.5 (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 Ziba Ferris and example mark, p. 167
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Bartlett, Louisa D. 2008 Delaware Silver the Col. Kenneth P. & Regina I. Brown Collection. 355 p.
Information on Ziba Ferris, p. 339