Object Number 1998.0004.508

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

William Stillman Willis (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1810-1852

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Wm.S.W[illis]" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "[Oppo.] Old South" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; Illegible, engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.142 (L) , 1.22 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.6 (L) , 3.1 (W) , 18 (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 William Stillman Willis, p. 448
[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 William Stillman Willis, p. 360