Object Number 1998.0004.944

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

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 serrated, serpentine banner
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "PS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.622 (L) , 1.811 (W) , 1.5873 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.9 (L) , 4.6 (W) , 45 (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