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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Jones, Shreve, Brown & Co.
1857-1860
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jones, Shreve, Brown & Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.704
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.704
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Jones, Shreve, Brown & Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1857-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "JONES.SHREVE.BROWN&CO." stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "PURE COIN." stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, underside, end
Inscription: "W" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.299 (W) x 6.063 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.3 (W) x 15.4 (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: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on Jones, Ball & Co., Jones, ball 7 Poor, and John B. Jones, pp. 251-252Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on firm Lows, Ball & Co., p. 279Book: 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 John B. Jones, p. 260Book: 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 John J. Low, p. 270Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Chronology of the firm Jones, Ball & Poor, p. 174Book: Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Chronology of the firm Shreve, Crumpt & Low Co., Inc., p. 307