Spoon

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Robert Sanderson Sr. (Maker)

    John Hull (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1652-1655

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1953.0007


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1953.0007

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Robert Sanderson Sr. (Maker)
1608-10/07/1693

John Hull (Maker)
1624-10/01/1683

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1652-1655

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, back, near end; stamped "R[S]" in an oval
2. Mark; Bowl, interior; stamped "IH" in an oval surmounted by an illegible device
3. Inscription; Handle, front end; "P/BM" engraved in outlined capital letters

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

6.5 (L) , 1.87 (W) , 1.49 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.51 (L) , 4.76 (W) , 42.1 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Weight given in Quimby, p. 120: 1 oz. 7 dwt. 1 gr.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
Published: p.120, no. 77
[Thesis] Davis, John D. 1962 The Evolution of the Early American Silver Spoon, ca. 1650 - ca. 1850. 151 M.A. University of Delaware
Published: p. 95, no. 11.
[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