1998.0004.3967 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1998.0004.3967 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Newell Harding (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1830-1862

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.3967


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Object Number

1998.0004.3967

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Newell Harding (Maker)
1796-1862
As per Tousey's notebook: Newell Harding was apprentice to Morse in 1811.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1830-1862

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "N.Harding" stamped in a pointed banner
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "RL" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.827 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.3527 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.8 (L) , 2.8 (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.
Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 213
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
Information on Newell Harding and the history of the company, p. 141
[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 Newell Harding, p. 242