1962.0240.746 Salt spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Salt spoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Joseph Draper (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1825-1832

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.746


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Object Number

1962.0240.746

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Joseph Draper (Maker)
1801-1864

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin: Wilmington, Delaware; Hopkinville, Kentucky; Cincinatti, Ohio

Date

1825-1832

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.DRAPER" stamped within a rectangle with rounded ends
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "AFW" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.937 (L) , 1.063 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10 (L) , 2.7 (W) , 8 (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