Metals
Nathan Adams (Maker)
Maine or Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1790-1810
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.879
Object Number1962.0240.879 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Nathan Adams (Maker)
May 1, 1755-1825
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 143: Nathan Adams was the son of Henry and Sarah (Emory) Adams. He married Elizabeth Poor in 1784. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 03/16/2011)
Maine or Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
As per previous cataloguer: Origin is Wiscorssell, Maine, or Danvers, Andover, or Boston, MA.
1790-1810
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "ADAMS" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SC" engraved
Silver
Engraved
9.252 (L) , 1.732 (W) , 1.3404 (Weight)
23.5 (L) , 4.4 (W) , 38 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example of mark, p. 28
[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 maker and example marks, p. 143
[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