Museum Object Number1998.0004.077 |
Spoon (Apostle spoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Edward Anthony (Possible maker)
1612
1667
Exeter, England, United Kingdom, Europe
The crowned X mark was used by Exeter goldsmiths.
1585-1620
1. Mark; Bowl, upper surface; Crowned "X" flanked by two pellets, stamped in a circle
2. Inscription; Bowl, underside; "I·R/W·P/1658" engraved
Silver
Engraved
7.48 (L) , 1.89 (W) , 1.164 (Weight)
19 (L) , 4.8 (W) , 33 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Information on seal-top and Apostle spoons, p. 165
[Book] Jackson, Charles James. English Goldsmiths and their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 747 p.
• Example of mark and dating information, p. 332
[Book] Schroder, Timothy. 2009 British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum. 2.
• See spoons, Vol. 2, pp. 828-58.