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Spoon (Teaspoon)
Albert Jones
1825-1840
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Albert Jones (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Greenfield; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1998.0004.949.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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Object Number
1998.0004.949.002
Object Name
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Category
Metals - Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Creator (Role)
Albert Jones (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Greenfield; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1825-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: "A.Jones." stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Handle, underside
Inscription: Eagle stamped incuse
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface, end
Inscription: "HG" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.22 (W) x 5.827 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.1 (W) x 14.8 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
0.4938
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 Albert Jones and example mark, p. 251Book: Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Albert Jones, p. 259