Object Number 1998.0004.272.003

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Joseph Dyar (Maker)
1795-1850

Place of Origin

Middlebury, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "*J.DYAR*" flanked by two six-pointed stars stamped in a banner
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "EW" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.906 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (L) , 3 (W) , 14 (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.
• Biographical information on maker, p. 209