Object Number 1998.0004.1220

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Saunders Pitman (Maker)
1732-1808

Place of Origin

Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1793-1803

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "PITMAN," stamped lengthwise within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "JH," engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.016 (L) , 1.575 (W) , 1.5873 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.9 (L) , 4 (W) , 45 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.
• Example of marks, background information, sources, p. 338, Fig. b
[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 Saunders Pitman, p. 300