Metals
Benjamin Burt (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1745-1800
Silver
Engraved
1998.0004.1498.002
Object Number1998.0004.1498.002 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
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; "B·BURT" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "A·S" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.591 (L) , 0.945 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)
14.2 (L) , 2.4 (W) , 12 (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