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Spoon (Teaspoon)
George Franciscus Jr.
1810-1840
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Franciscus Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Lancaster; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.590
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.590
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
George Franciscus Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Lancaster; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per Goldsborough (see References): George Franciscus Jr. also worked in Baltimore, Maryland earlier in his career. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 02/18/2010)
Date
1810-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "G.FRANCISCUS" stamped in a serrated, rounded rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "AN" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.142 (W) x 5.63 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.9 (W) x 14.3 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.3175
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: 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 maker and example mark, p. 182