1775-1785 Joseph Toy Coin Silver American Marrow Spoon - Abingdon, Maryland

$2,000.00
A silver colonial marrow spoon by scarce and choice Abingdon, MD maker, Joseph Toy. Outstanding example of the fine quality of a rare American marrow spoon by a highly sought maker. Price is highly competitive, firm, and it is priced to sell. Joseph Toy (1748–1826) was an early American silversmith active in Abingdon during the late eighteenth century. Born in Burlington, he trained under the Trenton craftsman John Fitch before establishing his own shop in Abingdon by the late 1770s. There he produced a range of domestic silver wares—including flatware, trays, teapots, and sugar vessels—contributing to the town’s reputation as a small but notable center of silversmithing in Maryland. Perhaps a total of 10 or 12 pieces by Joseph Toy are known including a salver at Jamestown (accession number 2020-278). Baltimore Museum of Art has a teapot and stand and a cann. A cann and a creamer have previously sold at auction from South Bay. The mark on the marrow spoon also shown in the winterthur database [https://digitalcollections.winterthur.org/Documents/Detail/joseph-toy-silversmith-mark/86946]. Toy was at times in partnership with William Wilson and was among the earliest artisans to acquire property when Abingdon was formally laid out in 1780. His surviving work is scarce, suggesting a relatively brief period of production, and by the end of the century he had largely withdrawn from the trade. In 1801, Toy entered the Methodist ministry and spent nearly two decades as an itinerant preacher. He also instructed his son, Isaac Nicholas Toy, in silversmithing, continuing the craft within his family. Toy died in 1826, leaving behind few extant pieces but a recognized place among the early craftsmen of the Chesapeake region. 46 grams Just under 8.5" Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=7399760 Or just browse around the shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP
A silver colonial marrow spoon by scarce and choice Abingdon, MD maker, Joseph Toy. Outstanding example of the fine quality of a rare American marrow spoon by a highly sought maker. Price is highly competitive, firm, and it is priced to sell. Joseph Toy (1748–1826) was an early American silversmith active in Abingdon during the late eighteenth century. Born in Burlington, he trained under the Trenton craftsman John Fitch before establishing his own shop in Abingdon by the late 1770s. There he produced a range of domestic silver wares—including flatware, trays, teapots, and sugar vessels—contributing to the town’s reputation as a small but notable center of silversmithing in Maryland. Perhaps a total of 10 or 12 pieces by Joseph Toy are known including a salver at Jamestown (accession number 2020-278). Baltimore Museum of Art has a teapot and stand and a cann. A cann and a creamer have previously sold at auction from South Bay. The mark on the marrow spoon also shown in the winterthur database [https://digitalcollections.winterthur.org/Documents/Detail/joseph-toy-silversmith-mark/86946]. Toy was at times in partnership with William Wilson and was among the earliest artisans to acquire property when Abingdon was formally laid out in 1780. His surviving work is scarce, suggesting a relatively brief period of production, and by the end of the century he had largely withdrawn from the trade. In 1801, Toy entered the Methodist ministry and spent nearly two decades as an itinerant preacher. He also instructed his son, Isaac Nicholas Toy, in silversmithing, continuing the craft within his family. Toy died in 1826, leaving behind few extant pieces but a recognized place among the early craftsmen of the Chesapeake region. 46 grams Just under 8.5" Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=7399760 Or just browse around the shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP