Metals
Saunders Pitman (Maker)
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1780-1790
Silver
Engraved
1962.0240.472
Object Number1962.0240.472 |
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
1780-1790
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "S P" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "H·:·T" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.039 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)
12.8 (L) , 2.3 (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.
• 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