Object Number 1960.0360

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Jeremiah Dummer (Maker)
9/14/1645-5/25/1718
See extensive biographical details and list of surviving objects in Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998, 385-397.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1680-1700

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Bowl, base; "I·D / " stamped in a heart-shape surround
2. Mark; Handle, back; "I·D / []" stamped in a heart-shape surround
3. Inscription; Handle end, back; "G / BS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.433 (L) , 1.378 (W) , 0.5997 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.8 (L) , 3.5 (W) , 17 (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