Object Number 1998.0004.754

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Daniel Boyer (Maker)
June 25, 1725-between August 26 and September 3, 1779

Place of Origin

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

Date

1746-1779

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "BOYER" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "M + H" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.953 (L) , 1.85 (W) , 1.9048 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.2 (L) , 4.7 (W) , 54 (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] Kane, Patricia E. 1998 Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. 1241.
• Information on maker, p. 193-198
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example mark, p. 70
[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 maker, p. 162