Spatula (Turner)

Museum Object Number 2001.0033.057

Object Name

Spatula (Turner)

Category

Metals

Collection

Jefferson and Anne Miller Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Jefferson and Anne Miller Collection

Creator (Role)

Edward P. Sebastian (Maker)

Creator Notes

Edward Sebastian is the son of William Sebastian and the brother of Benjamin Sebastian (source unknown).

Place of Origin

Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1850-1870

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, front; "E.P.SEBASTIA ", stamped incuse, "N" is partially effaced.

Subjects

African American maker

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

20.1 (L) , 5.3 (W) , 1 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

51 (L) , 13.5 (W) , 2.5 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Mangieri, Scott. 07//2008 "Decoration for the Everyday: Early American Iron Cooking Utensils,". Antiques and Fine Art. 138-139.
• Published: p. 139.
[Book] Lasansky, Jeannette. 1980 To Draw, Upset, & Weld: The Work of the Pennsylvania Rural Blacksmith 1742-1935.
• Similar form on p. 61.
[Book] Plummer, Don. 1999 Colonial Wrought Iron: the Sorber Collection.
• Similar form and maker, p. 25.