Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Complete Details
Object Number
1998.0004.3122
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Daniel Noyes Dole (Maker)
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Flynt & Fales (see References): Daniel Noyes Dole worked in Newburyport, Massachusetts and Wiscasset and Hallowell, Maine. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 01/26/2010)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "D*N*DOLE," with pellets, stamped lengthwise within a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface
Inscription: "G," engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
Silver
Techniques
Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.654 (W) x 9.213 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.2 (W) x 23.4 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
2.1517
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. 467-488
Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on Daniel Noyes Dole and example mark, p. 137
Book: 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 Daniel Noyes Dole and example mark, p. 205