Object Number 1998.0004.961.001

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Robert Evans
1768-1812

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "EVANS" stamped in beaded rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "LH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.236 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.3175 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.3 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 9 (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.
• Maker biography, 215. See parties module for more information.