1962.0240.505 Silver sugar shovel upper surface
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Sugar shovel

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1835-1855

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.505


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0240.505

Object Name

Sugar shovel

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)
1808-1885
As per Rainwater, Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, p. 249: Walter M. Pitkin and John Owen Pitkin are brothers. They are distant cousins of Horace Edwards Pitkin and William Leonard Pitkin. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 03/04/2011)

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1835-1855

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W.PITKIN" stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "ROOT & CHAFFEE" stamped within a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "E Henry" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.142 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.7055 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.6 (L) , 3 (W) , 20 (Weight)

Object Description

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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 marks, brief background information, sources, p. 337, Fig. a
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
Background information, p. 50