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Spoon (Tablespoon)
John Ward Gethen, Michael L. Gretter
1800-1825
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Ward Gethen (Maker)
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.412
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.412
Object Name
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
John Ward Gethen (Maker); Michael L. Gretter (Maker)
Origin Notes
As per Belden and Goldsborough (see References): The spoon may have been made in Philadelphia, PA or Richmond, VA depending on which of the silversmiths actually made the spoon and which one was the retailer. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/04/2009)
Date
1800-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "ML.GRETTER" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "IWG" stamped incuse
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "W" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.772 (W) x 8.307 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.5 (W) x 21.1 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.5521
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. 189, fig. bBook: Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds & Harper, Ann Boyce. 1975 Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Maryland Silver in the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. 204 p.
• Information on Michael Gretter, possibly maker, p. 183