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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Jacob G. L. Libby
1830-1846
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jacob G. L. Libby (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1972.0246
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. W. Ogilvie Comstock
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Object Number
1972.0246
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Jacob G. L. Libby (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1830-1846
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "J.G.L.Libby" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "AN" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "72.246" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.142 (W) x 5.945 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.9 (W) x 15.1 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.4233
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 mark and information on maker, p. 271Book: 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 Jacob G. L. Libby, p. 266