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Spoon (Condiment spoon)
John Coburn
1750-1760
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Coburn (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.738.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.738.002
Object Name
Spoon (Condiment spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
John Coburn (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1750-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "JC" stamped within a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "M*T" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.748 (W) x 3.543 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.9 (W) x 9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.1764
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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 114-115, Fig. bBook: Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of marks and some background information, p. 50Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Example of marks and short biography, pp. 185-186