Metals
Joseph Moulton III (Maker)
Newburyport, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1800-1816
Silver
Engraved
1961.0935.002
Object Number1961.0935.002 |
Spoon (Miniature spoon)
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Joseph Moulton III (Maker)
1744-1816
Newburyport, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1800-1816
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "IM" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "CW" engraved
Silver
Engraved
3.701 (L) , 0.669 (W) , 0.0705 (Weight)
9.4 (L) , 1.7 (W) , 2 (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] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Information on the Moulton family, p. 100
[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 all of the Moultons of Newburyport, pp. 280-283
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example of marks, brief background, sources, p. 305
[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 Joseph Moulton (1744-1816), p. 282
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of marks, p. 100