Sugar shovel

Museum Object Number 1962.0240.505

Object Name

Sugar shovel

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)

Creator Notes

As per Rainwater, Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, p. 249: Walter M. Pitkin and John Owen Pitkin are brothers. They are distant cousins of Horace Edwards Pitkin and William Leonard Pitkin. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 03/04/2011)

Date of Birth

1808

Date of Death

1885

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1835-1855

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W.PITKIN" stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "ROOT & CHAFFEE" stamped within a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "E Henry" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.142 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.7055 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.6 (L) , 3 (W) , 20 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 337, Fig. a
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Background information, p. 50