Object Number 1998.0004.971

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Frederick Oakes
1782-1855

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "OAKES," stamped in parallelogram
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Eagle in square with clipped corners
3. Inscription; Handle, end; "MF," engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.984 (L) , 1.22 (W) , 0.5115 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.2 (L) , 3.1 (W) , 14.5 (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.
• Maker biography, p. 291.