//
For internal use only
Not On Display
Spoon (Tablespoon)
William Homes Sr., William Homes Jr.
1740-1760
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Homes Sr. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.1197
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1962.0240.1197
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
William Homes Sr. (Possible maker); William Homes Jr. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1740-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "HOMES" stamped within a rectangle with rounded ends
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "WH" stamped within a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "T*C" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.614 (W) x 7.992 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.1 (W) x 20.3 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.8695
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: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker, p. 231Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Published mark, p. 231, fig. bBook: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on William Homes Jr., p. 232Book: 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 William Homes Sr. and Jr., pp. 249-250