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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Elisha Jones
1820-1833
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Elisha Jones (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.421
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.421
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Elisha Jones (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Goldsborough (see References): Elisha Jones also worked in Baltimore, Maryland around 1820. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 11/04/2009)
Date
1820-1833
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "E.JONES." stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "W" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.142 (W) x 5.984 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.9 (W) x 15.2 (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: Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on Elisha Jones, p. 109Book: Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information of the firm Boyce & Jones, p. 35Book: Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1948 American Silversmiths and Their Marks III. 285 p.
• Information on Elisha Jones p. 173Book: 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 Elisha Jones, p. 187