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Spoon (Teaspoon)
John Ward Gilman
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Ward Gilman
Place of Origin
Exeter; New Hampshire; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.2025
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.2025
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
John Ward Gilman
Place of Origin
Exeter; New Hampshire; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "IWG" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "S · C" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.866 (W) x 4.055 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.2 (W) x 10.3 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.2822
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: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Maker biography, 222. See Parties Module and References for more information.