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Spoon (Tablespoon)
Jones & Ward
1809-1812
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jones & Ward (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.098
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.098
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Jones & Ward (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1809-1812
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "Jones & Ward" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "M" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.811 (W) x 9.646 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.6 (W) x 24.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.6226
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. 252Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Information on evolution from Jones, Ball & Poor, p. 174Book: 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 partnership and individuals, pp. 260, 351Book: Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Information on partnership, p. 80