Museum Object Number1962.0240.497 |
Knife
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Robert & William Wilson (Maker)
Robert Wilson
William Wilson
As per Quimby (See References): Robert Wilson and William Wilson sons of the silversmith WIlliam WIlson (1766-1824) became one of the most important manufacturers of fine silver in Philadelphia. Robert & William Wilson advertised as manufacturers of spoons and silver as well as silverplaters beginining in 1825. Robert was born in about 1796, possibly in Scotland, and died January 22, 1846 in Philadelphia at age 50. He is identified in the Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Monument Cemetery as a silversmith and native of Scotland. His will mentions his wife Catharine, brother William and sister Jane Wilson. (Wills No 1-49, 1846, Case 24, pp. 268-272).
1801
January 22, 1846
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1825-1846
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "R & W.W." stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "Davis." engraved
Silver
Engraved, Cast
7.244 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 1.411 (Weight)
18.4 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 40 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 467, no. 498 a-d
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488