Object Number 1961.0428

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Dr. Margaret I. Handy

Creator (Role)

Ziba Ferris (Maker)
January 25, 1786-December 14, 1875
Ziba Ferris is the brother of Thomas Ferris who was also a silversmith. (Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths, p. 167)

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1815-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, stem, underside; "ZIBA FERRIS" in rectangle, stamped

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

3.543 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.2116 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 6 (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.
• Information on Ziba Ferris and example mark, p. 167
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Bartlett, Louisa D. 2008 Delaware Silver the Col. Kenneth P. & Regina I. Brown Collection. 355 p.
• Information on Ziba Ferris, p. 339