1998.0004.1932.002 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1998.0004.1932.002 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Joseph Moulton IV (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1849-1860

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.1932.002


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Object Number

1998.0004.1932.002

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Joseph Moulton IV (Maker)
1814-1903
As per Flynt & Fales, The Heritage Silver Collection, p. 282: Son of William Moulton III (1772-1861). Married Elizabeth S. Coleman on July 12, 1838. Had two sons Edward M. Moulton 91846-1907) who he trained in silversmithing to work with him, but he did not conitinue, and William Moulton IV (1851-1940) who succeeded his father's retail business but did not make silver himself.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1849-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; Incised "J.MOULTON" stamped in a faint rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "[P]WB" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.26 (L) , 1.22 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.9 (L) , 3.1 (W) , 18 (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] 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 marks, background information, sources, p. 307, Fig. b
[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 (1814-1903), p. 282