Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Gray & Libby (Makers)

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1851-1877

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1984.0005.380.003


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1984.0005.380.003

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

Gray & Libby (Makers)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1851-1877

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle back; Mark: "GRAY & LIBBY" & "COIN" incuse on handle back.
2. Inscription; Handle front; Inscr: "SWF/=to=/MEF" in script crosswise on handle front;

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.75 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.61 (L)

Object Description

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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.
Example mark and information on maker, p. 271
[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 Jacob G. L. Libby, p. 266