Object Number 1970.0158

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Maker)
The Gorham Manufacturing Corporation had several different names during its history.

Place of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1868-1880

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "GORHAM.MFG [CO]" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Passant gardant lion stamped incuse
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Anchor stamped incuse
4. Mark; Handle, underside; "[B]" or "[G]" stamped incuse
5. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "Mary" engraved

Materials

Silverplate on copper (fused plate)

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.063 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.8113 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.4 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 23 (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] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 199
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Biographical information on the corporation, pp. 127-131
[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 John Gorham, p. 230