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Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Caleb Warner
1810-1859
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Caleb Warner (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.1237
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.1237
Object Name
Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Caleb Warner (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Belden: Caleb Warner also worked in Portlant, Maine as a partner in the firm Charles Lord & Co. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)
Date
1810-1859
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "C.WARNER" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "AC" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.417 (W) x 6.693 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.6 (W) x 17 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.9171
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. 431, fig. bBook: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of similar marks and background information, p. 116Article: Warner, Molly. 11/01/2022 Caleb Warner and Cuthbert Warner, Part Two. Silver Magazine. 54 (6): 16-36.
• Marks and biography