Object Number 1998.0004.025.001

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Joseph Foster (Maker)
1760-1839

Place of Origin

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

Date

1780-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "FOSTER" stamped in rounded rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SH" or "LJC" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.102 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.5 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 13 (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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 176
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Biography on Joseph Foster and examples of his work, p. 107