1998.0004.763.002 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1998.0004.763.002 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Teaspoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Thomas Foster (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1860-1887

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.763.002


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Object Number

1998.0004.763.002

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Thomas Foster (Maker)
1799-1887
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 221: He married Sally Hoyt Wells, July 5, 1827. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 12/21/2010)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1860-1887

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "T.FOSTER" stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "ST" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.354 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.6 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 8 (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] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
Information on Thomas Foster and example of mark, p. 177
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Biographical information on Thomas Foster, p. 221