Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.628.001
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "J.TANNER" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "E-B" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
Silver
Techniques
Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.866 (W) x 5.197 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.2 (W) x 13.2 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.2469
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: 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 James and John Tanner, pp. 335-336