Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William Moulton III (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1796-1845

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1984.0005.048.002


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1984.0005.048.002

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Vincent H. Beckman in memory of Elizabeth Desloge Beckman

Creator (Role)

William Moulton III (Maker)
1772-1861
As per Flynt & Fales, The Heritage Foundation Collection, p283 (see References): Son of Joseph Moulton III (1744-1816). Brother of Ebenezer Moulton (1768-1824), Enoch Moulton (1780-ca.1820), and Abel Moulton (1784-1840+). Married Judith Noyes on October 1, 1801 and had son Joseph Moulton IV (1814-1903).

Place of Origin

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

Date

1796-1845

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; MOULTON, WILLIAM

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.62 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.29 (L)

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, Fig. b
[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 (1772-1861), 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