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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Abel Moulton
1810-1830
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Abel Moulton (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newburyport; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.246
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.246
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Abel Moulton (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newburyport; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1810-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "*M*" flanked by two six-pointed stars stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "DLS" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.181 (W) x 5.984 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3 (W) x 15.2 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.4233
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: 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 the Moulton family, p. 100Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Example of mark, possibly Abel Moulton, p. 48Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Abel Moulton and example of mark, pp. 280-281Book: 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 all of the Moultons of Newburyport, pp. 280-283