Object Number 1998.0004.748

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Farnam & Ward (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Farnam & Ward" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "R" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.063 (L) , 1.22 (W) , 0.5997 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.4 (L) , 3.1 (W) , 17 (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 the partnership and Henry & Rufus Farnam, p. 163
[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 Henry & Rufus Farnam and example marks, p. 217
[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 Richard Ward, p. 351