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Spoon
Thomas Sparrow
1764-1770
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Sparrow (Maker)
Place of Origin
Annapolis; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.664
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.664
Object Name
Spoon
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Thomas Sparrow (Maker)
Place of Origin
Annapolis; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Annapolis, Maryland; possibly Philadelphia, PA. (penciled in).
Date
1764-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "[T]S" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "M+M" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.866 (W) x 4.449 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.2 (W) x 11.3 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.2822
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pleasants, Jacob Hall & Sill, Howard. 1930 Maryland silversmiths, 1715-1830 : with illustrations of their silver and their marks and with a facsimile of The design book of William Faris. 324 p.
• Information on maker, pp. 67-71Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488