Spoon

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    George Christian Gebelein (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1910-1945

  • Materials:

    Pewter

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0028.017


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0028.017

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles F. Montgomery

Creator (Role)

George Christian Gebelein (Maker)
1878-1945

Place of Origin

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

Date

1910-1945

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, on back near bowl; "GEBELEIN" stamped incuse in Roman capitals in a rectangle with clipped corners.
2. Inscription; Handle, center; "PEWTER" stamped incuse in capitals.
3. Inscription; Handle, at right; "Boston" stamped incuse.

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

7.165 (L) , 1.929 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.2 (L) , 4.9 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Leighton, Margaretha Gebelein. 1976 George Christian Gebelein: Boston Silversmith, 1878-1945.

[Thesis] Deutsch, Alexandra. 1995 George Christian Gebelein: The Craft and Business of a ‘Modern Paul Revere’. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture