1962.0240.424 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Enoch Moulton (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1805-1810

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.424


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Object Number

1962.0240.424

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Enoch Moulton (Maker)
October 12, 1780-1815
As per Flynt & Fales, The Heritage Silver Collection, p. 282: Son of Joseph Moulton III (1744-1816). Brother of William Moulton III (1772-1861), Ebenezer Moulton (1768-1824), and Abel Moulton (1784-1840+). Married Sally Searle Wheeler November 5, 1804. Then married Sally Coffin May 8, 1816.

Place of Origin

Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Date

1805-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "EĀ·MOULTONĀ·" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SA / 1765" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "L / D + E" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.669 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.4 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 12 (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] 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.
Information on the Moulton family, p. 100
[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 all of the Moultons of Newburyport, pp. 280-283
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
Example of marks, brief background, sources, p. 305
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Brief biography on Enoch Moulton (1768-1824), p. 281
[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 marks, p. 100