Object Number 1998.0004.3296

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Joseph Moulton II (Maker)
1724-1795

Place of Origin

Newburyport, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1750-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J+M" stamped in a rounded rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "E+T" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.354 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.2116 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.6 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 6 (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] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Information on the Moulton family, p. 100
[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 all of the Moultons of Newburyport, pp. 280-283
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example of marks, brief background, sources, p. 305, fig. c
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Brief biography on Joseph Moulton (1724-1795), p. 282