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Spoon (Dessert spoon)
H. L. Webster & Co.
1831-1841
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
H. L. Webster & Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.262
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.262
Object Name
Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
H. L. Webster & Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Date
1831-1841
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "H.L.Webster" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "Providence R.I." stamped in an outlined rectangle with indented corners
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "E.[?]" engraved (the majority of the inscription is illegible)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.417 (W) x 7.283 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.6 (W) x 18.5 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.6702
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. 435-436Book: 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.
• Example of marks and some background information, p. 148Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Biographical information on H.L. Webster & Co., p. 362Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Information on Gorham Corporation, pp. 127-131