Object Number 1998.0004.192

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Jones, Lows & Ball (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1839-1846

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "JONES, LOWS & BALL" stamped in a rectangle, the mark is very faint
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "EAP" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.984 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.2 (L) , 3 (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.
• Some information on John B. Jones Jr. p. 252
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Chronology of the Shreve, Crump & Low company, p. 307
[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 John B. Jones Jr and John J. Low, pp. 260, 270
[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 John B. Jones Jr., p. 80