Object Number 1998.0004.337

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Thomas Aspinwall Davis (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1825-1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "T.A.DAVIS" stamped in a rounded rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; Illegible engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "Lewis" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.787 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.7 (L) , 3 (W) , 13 (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.
• Information on Thomas A. Davis, p. 199
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of mark, p. 40
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on the maker and example of mark, p. 132