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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Whiting Manufacturing Co., A. Stowell & Co.
1878-1940
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Whiting Manufacturing Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.229
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.229
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Whiting Manufacturing Co. (Maker); A. Stowell & Co. (Merchant)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previous creation place North Attleboro, Massachusetts. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)
As per Belden (see References):The Creation Place may also be Providence, RI since the Gorham Company purchased Whiting Manufacturing Co. after 1826, but the mark continued to be used. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/21/2009)
Date
1878-1940
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: "A.STOWELL & CO" stamped incuse
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "Carleton D. Beal." engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "Beans" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "My Joe." engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.378 (W) x 5.866 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.5 (W) x 14.9 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.7408