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Spoon
Abijah Northey
1770-1790
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Abijah Northey (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.442
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.442
Object Name
Spoon
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Abijah Northey (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1770-1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "AN" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "I A" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.827 (W) x 3.937 (D) x 4.606 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.1 (W) x 10 (D) x 11.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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 maker, p. 288Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488