Object Number 1959.3364

Object Name

Spoon (Serving spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Edward Winslow (Maker)
11/09/1669-1753
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 361: Edward Winslow married Hannah Moody (1) and then Elizabeth Dixie (2). (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 09/02/2010)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1711-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "EW / " stamped in a shield
2. Inscription; Handle, underside; "Francis Wardwell" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside; "8\oz/" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

14.449 (L) , 2.756 (W) , 8.6068 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.7 (L) , 7 (W) , 244 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 187-188, no. 143
[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