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Spoon
Jonathan Otis
1770-1791
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jonathan Otis (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.449
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.449
Object Name
Spoon
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Jonathan Otis (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Belden (see Reference): Jonathan Otis also worked in Middletown, Connecticut. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 10/22/2010)
Date
1770-1791
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "Otis" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "KT S" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.984 (W) x 4.921 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.5 (W) x 12.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.388
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 maker and example mark, p. 322, fig. cBook: 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 maker, p. 292Book: Bohan, Peter & Hammerslough, Philip H. 1970 Early Conneticut SIlver 1700-1840. 288 p.
• Brief work history on Jonathan Otis, p. 246