Object Number 1998.0004.722

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Timothy Harrington Newman (Maker)
October 4, 1778-1812
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 287: Timothy Harrington Newman was the son of John Newman and Sarah (Flagg) Newman. He was the fourth generation from Thomas Newman who came to Salem, MA in the 17th century. He married Nancy Turner in Boston in 1800. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 09/10/2010)

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1800-1812

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "Newman" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "RR" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.551 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.4057 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.1 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 11.5 (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.
• Information on maker and example mark, pp. 313-314
[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. 287
[Book] Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Brief work history, p. 134