1962.0240.811 Salt spoon upper surface
  • 1962.0240.811 Salt spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Salt spoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William Moulton II (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1770-1800

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.811


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0240.811

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

William Moulton II (Maker)
1720-1793

Place of Origin

Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Flynt & Fales (see References): William Moulton moved to Marietta, Ohio in 1788. (L. Jones, cataloguer,06/24/2010)

Date

1770-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W·M" stamped within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "CH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.134 (L) , 0.748 (W) , 0.1764 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.5 (L) , 1.9 (W) , 5 (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] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
Information on the Moulton family, p. 100
[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 all of the Moultons of Newburyport, pp. 280-283
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
Example of marks, brief background, sources, p. 307
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Brief biography on William Moulton (1720-1793), p. 283
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
Example of marks, p. 101