Object Number 1998.0004.527

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Enoch Moulton (Maker)
October 12, 1780-1815
As per Flynt & Fales, The Heritage Silver Collection, p. 282: Son of Joseph Moulton III (1744-1816). Brother of William Moulton III (1772-1861), Ebenezer Moulton (1768-1824), and Abel Moulton (1784-1840+). Married Sally Searle Wheeler November 5, 1804. Then married Sally Coffin May 8, 1816.

Place of Origin

Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Date

1803-1819

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E·MOULTON" stamped in a serrated, rounded rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "[T]" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.984 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.4938 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.2 (L) , 3 (W) , 14 (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. 305
[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 Enoch Moulton (1768-1824), p. 281
[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. 100