As per Flynt & Fales (see References): Daniel Noyes Dole worked in Newburyport, Massachusetts and Wiscasset and Hallowell, Maine. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 06/14/2010)
Date
1805-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "D·N·DOLE" stamped within a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "NP" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "Silas" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
Silver
Techniques
Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.024 (W) x 5.433 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.6 (W) x 13.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.3527
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 Daniel Noyes Dole and example mark, p. 137
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 Daniel Noyes Dole and example mark, p. 205