Object Number 1998.0004.084

Object Name

Spoon (Dessert spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Isaac H. Tower (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1856-1862

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "ISAAC H TOWER" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "N.HARDING&CO" stamped incuse
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "Mary Louisa./1859." engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.244 (L) , 1.417 (W) , 0.8113 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.4 (L) , 3.6 (W) , 23 (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