Metals
Leavitt Gill (Maker)
Hingham, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1810-1840
Silver
Engraved
1998.0004.428
Object Number1998.0004.428 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Leavitt Gill (Maker)
1789-1854
Hingham, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1810-1840
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "L.GILL" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MC" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.709 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.4233 (Weight)
14.5 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 12 (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.
• Information on maker and example mark, p. 192
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on maker, p. 227