The Correct James Clark?

SilverSurfer · Post by **SilverSurfer** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:14 pm

I can't identify the correct J. Clark as maker of a Scottish oar pattern double drop teaspoon with the following marks:

My Ensko IV shows a colon versus period for Joseph Clark of Danbury, Connecticutt, c.1791, and Jonathan Clark of Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1734 (too early), and a script J.Clark of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, c.1803. No cigar. The pictorial mark appears to be remarkably unique, and must certainly identify the correct maker if documented somewhere (didn't see it here on the Unlettered or Difficult Marks page). Might someone be able to identify this silversmith? TIA!

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Post by **admin** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:19 am

Hi SS,
McGrew attributes this eagle mark to John Foster of NYC as maker & notes Joseph Clark of Newburgh, NY as retailer when the two marks are seen in conjunction.
Regards, Tom
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SilverSurfer · Post by **SilverSurfer** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:52 pm

Thank you, Tom. Can't say why I titled this "James" Clark, unless I was subliminally fixating on my recent thread on James Watts and James Watson. After I posted, I noted that the edit function is no longer available to hide the brain fade, alas. Anyway, I appreciate your info, and note even an exhaustive search in Ensko IV would not have found this figural mark for John Foster.

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