Metals
Eleazer Wyer Jr. (Maker)
Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America
1810-1820
Silver
Engraved
1969.0128
Object Number1969.0128 |
Spoon
Metals
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund
Eleazer Wyer Jr. (Maker)
1786-February 28, 1848
Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America
1810-1820
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E.WYER" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "T" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.827 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.5291 (Weight)
14.8 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 15 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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 marks, pp. 456-457, fig. a
[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 and example marks, p. 363