Metals
Joseph Moulton II (Maker)
Newburyport, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1745-1760
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.407
Object Number1962.0240.407 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Joseph Moulton II (Maker)
1724-1795
Newburyport, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1745-1760
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J·M" stamped within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "H * B" engraved
Silver
Engraved
4.528 (L) , 0.787 (W) , 0.1764 (Weight)
11.5 (L) , 2 (W) , 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] 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, fig. c
[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 (1724-1795), p. 282