Metals
Benjamin Burt (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1745-1800
Silver
Engraved
1998.0004.793
Object Number1998.0004.793 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Benjamin Burt (Maker)
December 29, 1729-1805
Son of silversmiths John Burt and the brother of Samuel and William Burt. He married Joan Hooton in 1754. [Source: Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers]
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1745-1800
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "BĀ·BURT" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "N/ B : E" engraved
Silver
Engraved
8.346 (L) , 1.654 (W) , 1.9401 (Weight)
21.2 (L) , 4.2 (W) , 55 (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.
• Information on Benjamin Burt and example marks, pp. 89-90, fig. e
[Book] Kane, Patricia E. 1998 Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. 1241.
• Work history for Benjamin Burt.
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Benjamin Burt, p. 173