Object Number 1958.0028.015

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles F. Montgomery

Creator (Role)

Daniel Barton (Maker)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1670-1700

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, back; Initials "D" and "B" stamped with a helmet between and the date "1670" above within a shield.

Materials

Brass; Tin

Construction Description

This spoon was cast in a sand mold (per previous catalgouer).

Dimensions (inches)

7.953 (L) , 1.732 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.2 (L) , 4.4 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 124, cat. no. 50b
[Book] Hilton Price, F. G. 1908 Old Base Metal Spoons with Illustrations and Marks.
• See similar mark illustrated on p. 40.