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Spoon (Miniature spoon)
Joseph Moulton III
1800-1816
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Moulton III (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newburyport; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1961.0935.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0935.001
Object Name
Spoon (Miniature spoon)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Joseph Moulton III (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newburyport; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1800-1816
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "IM" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "CW" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.669 (W) x 3.661 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.7 (W) x 9.3 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.0705
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. 467-488Book: 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. 100Book: 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. 280-283Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example of marks, brief background, sources, p. 305Book: 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 (1744-1816), p. 282Book: 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.
• Example of marks, p. 100