Object Number 1998.0004.704

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Jones, Shreve, Brown & Co. (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1857-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "JONES.SHREVE.BROWN&CO." stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "PURE COIN." stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "W" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.063 (L) , 1.299 (W) , 0.5644 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.4 (L) , 3.3 (W) , 16 (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.
• Information on Jones, Ball & Co., Jones, ball 7 Poor, and John B. Jones, pp. 251-252
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on firm Lows, Ball & Co., p. 279
[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, p. 260
[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
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Chronology of the firm Jones, Ball & Poor, p. 174
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Chronology of the firm Shreve, Crumpt & Low Co., Inc., p. 307