Metals
Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)
J. H. Norton (Merchant)
East Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1840-1860
Silver
Engraved
1998.0004.236
Object Number1998.0004.236 |
Spoon (Tablespoon)
Metals
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
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)
J. H. Norton (Merchant)
East Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
1840-1860
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W.PITKIN" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.H.NORTON" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "J & S Decker" engraved
Silver
Engraved
8.543 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 1.3051 (Weight)
21.7 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 37 (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.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 316
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Description of spoon with similar marks, p. 289
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of mark and some background information, p. 50
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Biographical information about all of the related Pitkins including Walter, pp. 248-249