1998.0004.236 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1998.0004.236 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Tablespoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)

    J. H. Norton (Merchant)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1840-1860

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.236


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Object Number

1998.0004.236

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

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

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)

J. H. Norton (Merchant)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1840-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.543 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 1.3051 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.7 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 37 (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 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