Metals
Seth E. Brown (Maker)
Concord, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
1843-1849
Silver
1972.0172
Object Number1972.0172 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund
Seth E. Brown (Maker)
Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths -
Seth E. Brown, Concord, NH & Boston, MA.
Directories: Concord 1844 & 1848, N.E. Mercantile Union Business Directory, 1849, watchmaker silver, jewelry, Boston 1849/50, Brackett [Jeffrey R.,], Crosby [Samuel T.] & Brown, watches, jewelry; Crosby & Brown, 1851/2, 1852,53, jewelry, watches; 1853-54, Jones, Ball, & Co., 1855-57, Jones, Shreve [Benjamin], Brown & Co., jeweler; 1857, Shreve, Brown & Co., 1863-64, alone jewelry; 1867-68, no occupation listed; 1869/70 real estate agent. N.E. Business Directory, 1865.
Concord, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
As per previous cataloguer: Origin: possibly Boston, Massachusetts.
1843-1849
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Seth E. Brown" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside; "72.172" incised
Silver
5.748 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.4409 (Weight)
14.6 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 12.5 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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 maker, pp. 80-81