1962.0240.441 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Abijah Northey (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1770-1790

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.441


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Object Number

1962.0240.441

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Abijah Northey (Maker)
1741-October 1816
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 288: Abijah Northey's birth date is uncertain. Abijah Northey married Abigail Wood on October 31, 1765 in Charlestown, MA.

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1770-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "AN" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "S / A·:·M" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.646 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.8 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 8 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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 maker, p. 288
[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