Spoon
Joseph Moulton, III
1766–90
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
H.: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.)
Classification
spoon
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
29886
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Joseph Moulton, III · 1724–1795
Joseph Moulton (1724–1795), often identified as Joseph Moulton II in historical records, was a prominent American silversmith based in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He belonged to the Moulton family dynasty of silversmiths, which spanned six generations and is noted for one of the longest continuous traditions of the craft in American history. His brother William Moulton III (1720–1793) was also a s...