Object Number 1998.0004.108

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

John J. Low (Maker)
1800-1876

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1828-1828

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.J.LOW" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "RTC" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.315 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.5 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 9 (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] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Chronology of the Shreve, Crump & Low company, p. 307
[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 J. Low, p. 270