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Spoon
Thomas Pons
1780-1790
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Pons (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.445
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.445
Object Name
Spoon
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Thomas Pons (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1780-1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "PON[S]" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "M" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.945 (W) x 5.512 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.4 (W) x 14 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.3527
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 Thomas Pons and example marks, p. 341Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Thomas Pons, p. 302Book: Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Example marks and brief background information, pp. 106, 225