1998.0004.562.001 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1998.0004.562.001 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    John B. Jones Jr. (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1809-1854

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.562.001


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Object Number

1998.0004.562.001

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

John B. Jones Jr. (Maker)
1782-1854

Place of Origin

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

Date

1809-1854

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J*B*JONES" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "AS/ 1826" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.709 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.5 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 15 (Weight)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
Similar mark with dating information, p. 252, Fig. c
[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 John B. Jones Jr. p. 260
[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.
Information on John B. Jones Jr. p. 80
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
Chronology of the Shreve, Crump & Low Co. Inc., p. 307