Object Number 1998.0004.326

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Jacob G. L. Libby (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1820-1849

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.G.L.Libby" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Illegible mark within a rectangle with indented corners, possibly overstruck by the "J.G.L.Libby" mark
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "Henry. L. Hunt." engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.008 (L) , 1.457 (W) , 1.2522 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.8 (L) , 3.7 (W) , 35.5 (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 mark and information on maker, p. 271
[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 Jacob G. L. Libby, p. 266