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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Charles Tinges
1787-1816
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Tinges (Possible maker or seller)
Place of Origin
Annapolis or Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1987.0007
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of William J. Flather
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Object Number
1987.0007
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection
Creator (Role)
Charles Tinges (Possible maker or seller)
Place of Origin
Annapolis or Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
(See Notes.)
Date
1787-1816
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, stem, underside
Inscription: "C.T." in a rectangle, stamped twice
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle tip, surface
Inscription: "RTL" engraved in foliate script across tip
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
1.4 (W) x 7.06 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.5 (W) x 17.94 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.1
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pleasants, Jacob Hall & Sill, Howard. 1930 Maryland silversmiths, 1715-1830 : with illustrations of their silver and their marks and with a facsimile of The design book of William Faris. 324 p.
• Biography: p. 187.Book: Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds & Harper, Ann Boyce. 1975 Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Maryland Silver in the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. 204 p.
• Biography: p. 197.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: Goldsborough, Jennifer F., et al. Silver in Maryland. 300.
• Clock: Fig. 262, p. 192.