Metals
Newell Harding (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1849-1849
Silver
Engraved
1998.0004.137
Object Number1998.0004.137 |
Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Metals
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Newell Harding (Maker)
1796-1862
As per Tousey's notebook: Newell Harding was apprentice to Morse in 1811.
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1849-1849
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "N.Harding" stamped in a banner
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "George Castleton Beal." engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "From/ LST/ Dec. 25th/ 1849."
Silver
Engraved
7.165 (L) , 1.457 (W) , 0.8113 (Weight)
18.2 (L) , 3.7 (W) , 23 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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. 213
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Information on Newell Harding and the history of the company, p. 141
[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 Newell Harding, p. 242