1998.0004.230 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1998.0004.230 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William Coffin Little (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1813-1819

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.230


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Object Number

1998.0004.230

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

William Coffin Little (Maker)
November 17, 1745-December 16, 1816
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 267: William Coffin Little was the son of William Little and the father of William Little III who worked as a silversmith in Philadelphia from c. 1813-19. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 10/12/2010)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1813-1819

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "WL" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "JPB" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.63 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.3 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 13 (Weight)

Object Description

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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.
Example marks, brief background information, sources, pp. 263-264, 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.
Biographical information and example of marks, p. 267