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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Whiting Manufacturing Co., Harwood Brothers
1887-1900
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Whiting Manufacturing Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
North Attleboro; Massachusetts; Bristol; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.213
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.213
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Whiting Manufacturing Co. (Maker); Harwood Brothers (Merchant)
Place of Origin
North Attleboro; Massachusetts; Bristol; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Tousey: The Harwood Brothers firm possibly worked in Boston, Massachusetts. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 6/1/2009)
Previous creation place North Attleboro, Massachusetts. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)
Date
1887-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "W" stamped in a circle flanked by two sets of three extending lines
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "STERLING" stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "PAT'D SEPT.27.1887" stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "HARWOOD BROTHERS" stamped incuse
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "HMG" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.26 (W) x 5.906 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.2 (W) x 15 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.7408