1962.0240.879 Tablespoon upper surface
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Spoon (Tablespoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Nathan Adams (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Maine or Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1790-1810

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.879


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Object Number

1962.0240.879

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Nathan Adams (Maker)
May 1, 1755-1825
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 143: Nathan Adams was the son of Henry and Sarah (Emory) Adams. He married Elizabeth Poor in 1784. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 03/16/2011)

Place of Origin

Maine or Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin is Wiscorssell, Maine, or Danvers, Andover, or Boston, MA.

Date

1790-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "ADAMS" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "SC" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.252 (L) , 1.732 (W) , 1.3404 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.5 (L) , 4.4 (W) , 38 (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.
Information on maker and example of mark, p. 28
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Information on maker and example marks, p. 143
[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