Object Number 1998.0004.3320

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Henry Farnam (Maker)
1773-1833

Place of Origin

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

Date

1798-1813

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "H·FARNAM" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MHS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.551 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.3527 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.1 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 10 (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 the maker, p. 163
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Henry Farnam and example marks, p. 217