Metals
Joseph Hicks (Maker)
Exeter, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1794-1793
Silver
1998.0004.1072
Object Number1998.0004.1072 |
Spoon (Dessert spoon)
Metals
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Joseph Hicks (Maker)
Exeter, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Exeter's Assay office closed in 1883, but no apparent assay mark was placed on this spoon.
1794-1793
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "JH," stamped within a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Profile head, within a square with clipped corners
3. Mark; Handle, underside; Lion passant gardant, within a rectangle
4. Mark; Handle, underside; "U," within a square
Silver
6.772 (L) , 1.378 (W) , 1.0935 (Weight)
17.2 (L) , 3.5 (W) , 31 (Weight)
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[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] Wyler, Seymour B. 1937 The Book of Old Silver: English, American, and Foreign. 401 p.
• Maker biography, p. 183. See Parties Module for more information.
[Book] Jackson, Charles James. English Goldsmiths and their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 747 p.
• "U" mark, p. 337.