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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Edmund M. Currier
1845-1853
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edmund M. Currier (Maker)
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1971.0068
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bissell Fund
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Object Number
1971.0068
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Edmund M. Currier (Maker)
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Belden (see References): Edmund M. Currier worked in both Hopkinton, New Hampshire and the Salem, Massachusetts after 1825. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 06/14/2010)
Date
1845-1853
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "E. CURRIER" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "P" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "71.68" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.181 (W) x 5.984 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3 (W) x 15.2 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.5291
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 Edmund M. Currier, p. 126Book: 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 Edmund M. Currier and example of mark, p. 193