Object Number 1962.0240.1316

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Prisca Levan Mannerback (Maker)
October 4, 1807-December 26, 1870

Place of Origin

Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1825-1869

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "L.MANNERBACK" stamped in rectangle rounded at right top
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "READING" stamped in rounded rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "PM" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.331 (L) , 1.772 (W) , 2.0812 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.7 (L) , 4.5 (W) , 59 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] West, Terry Royal. 2010 "The Mannerbacks: Reading's Master Silversmiths, 1785-1870". Historical Review of Berks County. 75 (2)
• Biography on maker and example marks, pp. 83-90
[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 maker, p. 286