Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    William Cadogan Simes (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1794-1810

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    2001.0004.014.005


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2001.0004.014.005

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift in memory of Cecile and Philip Ferland

Creator (Role)

William Cadogan Simes (Maker)
1773-4/15/1824

Place of Origin

Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1794-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; HANDLE BACK; W. Simes

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

5.45 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.843 (L)

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.
Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 382
[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, p. 323
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
Description of mark and some background information, p. 88