Object Number 1998.0004.761

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Rufus Farnam (Maker)
1771
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 217: The last name Farnam can be found as Farnam, Farnum, or Farnham.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1796-1806

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.827 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.8 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 15 (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 Rufus Farnam and example marks, p. 217
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of spoon styles, pp. 13-14