Object Number 1998.0004.969

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Joseph Foster
1760-1839

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "FOSTER," stamped in rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, end; "CCP," engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.748 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.6702 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.6 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 19 (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] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Maker biography, 220. See Parties Module for more information.
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 176
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Biography on Joseph Foster and examples of his work, p. 107