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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Thomas Edwards
1740-1750
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Edwards (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.226
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.226
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Thomas Edwards (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1740-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "T·EDWARDS" stamped within a rectangle
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
0.906 (W) x 4.094 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.3 (W) x 10.4 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.2116
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 106, no. 66Book: 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.
• Example mark, brief background, p. 154.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 Thomas Edwards, p. 213.