Museum Object Number1998.0004.236 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)
J. H. Norton (Merchant)
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)
1808
1885
East Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1840-1860
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W.PITKIN" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.H.NORTON" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "J & S Decker" engraved
Silver
Engraved
8.543 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 1.3051 (Weight)
21.7 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 37 (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] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 316
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Description of spoon with similar marks, p. 289
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of mark and some background information, p. 50
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Biographical information about all of the related Pitkins including Walter, pp. 248-249