Object Number 1970.0035

Object Name

Spoon (Salt spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Pitman (Maker)

Place of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1810-1814

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "B.PITMAN" stamped in a rectangle with a clipped upper left corner
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "Pure Coin" stamped in a rectangle with a damaged short side
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MD" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.701 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.2116 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.4 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 6 (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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 337