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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Seal & McMullin
1816-1822
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Seal & McMullin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.306
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.306
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Seal & McMullin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1816-1822
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "SEAL&McMULLIN" stamped in a rounded rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "DMH" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.22 (W) x 5.906 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.1 (W) x 15 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.5644
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.
• Information on William Seal Jr., p. 377Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of mark and possible background information, p. 111Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Information on William Seal Jr., p. 111Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Information on John McMullin, p. 102Book: 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.
• Biographical information on John McMullin, p. 94Book: 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.
• Biographical information on William Seal Jr., p. 127Book: Buhler, Kathryn C. & Hood, Graham. 1970 American Silver: Garvan and Other Collections in the Yale University Art Gallery.
• Information on John McMullin, vol. II, pp. 201, 204Book: Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Biographical information on William Seal Jr., p. 118