1998.0004.1317 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1998.0004.1317 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Ebenezer Noyes Moulton (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1790-1824

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.1317


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Object Number

1998.0004.1317

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Ebenezer Noyes Moulton (Maker)
January 1, 1768-August 1824
As per Flynt & Fales, The Heritage Silver Collection, p. 282: Son of Joseph Moulton III (1744-1816). Brother of William Moulton III (1772-1861), Enoch Moulton (1780-ca.1820), and Abel Moulton (1784-1840+). Married Jane Somerby on October 18, 1787. Married a second time to Nabby Bourne in 1794.

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per Flynt & Fales (see References): Also worked in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Date

1790-1824

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "MOULTON" stamped incuse (there may have been a rectangle around the mark)
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "I+N" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.488 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.1764 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.4 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 5 (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 of marks, brief background, sources, p. 304
[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 Ebenezer Moulton (1768-1824), p. 281
[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.
Example of marks, p. 100