Metals
Paul Little (Maker)
Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America
1760-1775
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.385
Object Number1962.0240.385 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Paul Little (Maker)
1740-1818
Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America
As per Belden (see references): Paul Little was working in Portland and Windham, ME (L. Jones, cataloguer, 08/20/2010). As per previous cataloguer: Kovell gives Windham, Connecticut also for Paul Little, but mark is different from above.
1760-1775
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "PL" stamped within a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "SW" engraved
Silver
Engraved
4.291 (L) , 0.866 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)
10.9 (L) , 2.2 (W) , 8 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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 of mark and brief background, p. 273.
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on Paul Little, p. 267.