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Spoon (Teaspoon)
William Cadogan Simes
1790-1800
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Cadogan Simes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Portsmouth; New Hampshire; Rockingham; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1957.0089.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Philip Hammerslough
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Object Number
1957.0089.002
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
William Cadogan Simes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Portsmouth; New Hampshire; Rockingham; New England; United States; North America
Date
1790-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "W·Sim[es]" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "PW" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "57.89.2" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.906 (W) x 5.157 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.3 (W) x 13.1 (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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 382Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Brief biography, p. 323Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of mark and some background information, p. 88