Object Number 1998.0004.622

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Eleazer Wyer Jr. (Maker)
1786-February 28, 1848

Place of Origin

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

Date

1806-1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, upper surface; "E.WYER" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "J" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.024 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.3 (L) , 3 (W) , 12 (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] 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