Metals
Saunders Pitman (Maker)
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1785-1808
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.1337
Object Number1962.0240.1337 |
Spoon
Metals
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
Saunders Pitman (Maker)
1732-1808
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1785-1808
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "PITMAN" stamped within a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "TAA" engraved
Silver
Engraved
7.047 (L) , 1.417 (W) , 1.0229 (Weight)
17.9 (L) , 3.6 (W) , 29 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 147, no. 105
[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.
• Information on the maker and examples of marks, p. 338.
[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 Saunders Pitman, p. 300