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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Thomas Arnold
1759-1828
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Arnold (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.001
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Thomas Arnold (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Date
1759-1828
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "TA" stamped in an ellipse
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "E * A" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.827 (W) x 4.252 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.1 (W) x 10.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.3175
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 35, Fig. b/dBook: Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Information on Thomas Arnold and example mark, p. 237Book: 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 Thomas Arnold, p. 146Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488