Object Number 1989.0013.039

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Constance Andrew Jones

Creator (Role)

John Bayly Jr. (Possible maker)
1752-3/1806

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1770-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "I.B" in rounded corner rectangle, stamped
2. Inscription; Bowl, underside; "I . LOVE . LIBERTY" above birdcage, swaged

Subjects

Birds

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

4.803 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.2 (L) , 2.4 (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] Garvan, Beatrice B. & Barquist, David L. 2018 American Silver in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1.
• Biography pp.134-144.