Object Number 1998.0004.261

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Ebenezer G. Dole (Maker)
September 28. 1805-August 20, 1885
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation's Collection of Silver, p. 205: Son of Daniel Noyes Dole and Nancy (Gove) Dole.

Place of Origin

Hallowell, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Date

1830-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "[E.]G. Dole" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "ML" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.866 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.9 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 11 (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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 137
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Brief biography on maker, p. 205