Object Number 2006.0006.013.001

Object Name

Fork

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift in memory of Cecile Ferland on the tenth anniversary of her death

Creator (Role)

Edward Lownes (Maker)
1792-1834

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1820-1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "E.LOWNES" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "Gadsby" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, underside, drop; "6" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Die-stamped

Dimensions (inches)

7.047 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 2.5397 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.9 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 72 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

As per previous cataloguer: 2.5oz AVP

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. 279
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example of mark, p. 91
[Book] Ensko, Stephen G. C. 1937 American Silversmiths and Their Marks II. 82 p.
• Example of marks that match marks on spoon, p. 33