Spoon (Dessert spoon)

Museum Object Number 1990.0048.001

Object Name

Spoon (Dessert spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Carl R. Kossack

Creator (Role)

William Leonard Pitkin (Maker)

Creator Notes

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

Date of Death

February 1895

Place of Origin

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

Date

1854-1863

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "WM.L.PITKI(N)" stamped incuse
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "PURE COIN" stamped incuse
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "JMH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.024 (L) , 1.26 (W) , 0.6349 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.3 (L) , 3.2 (W) , 18 (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