Spoon (Tablespoon)

Museum Object Number 1998.0004.236

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Collection

Ineson-Bissell Collection, The Richard and Ruth Tousey Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)

J. H. Norton (Merchant)

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

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

Date

1840-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.543 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 1.3051 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.7 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 37 (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. 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