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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Gorham & Webster
1831-1837
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Gorham & Webster (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.293
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.293
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Gorham & Webster (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Date
1831-1837
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "Gorham&Webster." stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "JEL" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.142 (W) x 6.102 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.9 (W) x 15.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.4938
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.
• Example of mark and brief work history of Gorham & Webster, p. 199Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Information on the Gorham Coporation with history and chronology, pp. 127-131Book: 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 Jabez Gorham, p. 230