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Spoon (Tablespoon)
Joseph Shoemaker
1793-1839
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Shoemaker (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1989.0013.025
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Constance Andrew Jones
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Object Number
1989.0013.025
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, In memory of Constance Andrews Jones
Creator (Role)
Joseph Shoemaker (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1793-1839
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Inscription: SHOEMAKER, JOSEPH
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Birds
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
1.654 (W) x 9.724 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.2 (W) x 24.7 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
2.0106
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2000 Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons.
• Published: p. 11, fig. 13Book: 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. 381