Maker of Mercury Front Teaspoons

[Granmaa]

I recently bought a set of six c.1760 teaspoons decorated with a scroll back and the bust of Mercury on the front. Four are by Elizabeth Oldfield, but I can't make out the maker of the other two. I've rotated the photo the way I think the mark reads.
On a different topic; does anybody know if the Mercury head has any significance?

Miles


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[dognose]

Hi Miles,

I'm having a job to make them out, but from what I can see, they look to be the marks of Charles Jackson (Grimwade 339), Elizabeth's deceased husband. Presumably he purchased the dies and Elizabeth inherited them.

If I'm correct, then the overlap gives the spoons a date of c.1750.

Trev.
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[Granmaa]

Hi Trev,

It would make sense if they were by Charles Jackson, but I just can't see a CJ in my photo.
I think the mark is a big cat over two initials, the last one being an I, J or T.

Miles
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[MCB]

Hello Miles and Trev,

Grimwade 2817 and Jackson's page 197 attribute a TJ mark with a four legged animal over the initials as registered to a Thomas Jackson in 1739. Jackson's identifies he was a spoon maker.
Would this punch possibly fit the one on the spoons?
Grimwade's biographies don't directly link Charles & Thomas but you may also think it's a bit of a coincidence that their surnames are the same and Charles' widow used the pattern?

Regards,
Mike
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[Granmaa]

I think that's the one, Mike.
Definitely worth doing a bit of research into Thomas and Charles Jackson.

Miles
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