Museum Object Number1998.0004.1002 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Edward Lownes (Maker)
1792
1834
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1816-1834
1. Mark; Handle, underside; ""E.LOWNES" stamped in a beaded rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "WMP" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.945 (L) , 1.142 (W) , 0.5997 (Weight)
15.1 (L) , 2.9 (W) , 17 (Weight)
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[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. 279
[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.
• Example of mark, p. 91
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of marks that match marks on spoon, p. 33