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Ladle (Condiment spoon)
N. & T. Foster
1820-1830
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
N. & T. Foster (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newburyport; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1962.0240.757
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
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Object Number
1962.0240.757
Object Name
Ladle (Condiment spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
N. & T. Foster (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newburyport; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1820-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "N.&T.FOSTER." stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "COIN." stamped incuse
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.866 (W) x 5.433 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.2 (W) x 13.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.2822
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. 176, fig. aBook: 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 Thomas Foster and Nathaniel Foster, pp. 220-221