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Spoon (Teaspoon)
John Ward Gilman
1770-1780
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Ward Gilman (Maker)
Place of Origin
Exeter; New Hampshire; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.301
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.301
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
John Ward Gilman (Maker)
Place of Origin
Exeter; New Hampshire; United States; North America
Date
1770-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "IWG" stamped in a wavy rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "B·:·N" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.787 (W) x 4.291 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2 (W) x 10.9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.2116
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: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Maker biography, 222. See Parties Module and References for more information.