Object Number 1971.0016

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Robert McMurtrie

Creator (Role)

William Mannerback (Maker)
August 4, 1762-July 15, 1838

Place of Origin

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

Date

1800-1838

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W.MANNERBACK" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "LL" engraved in script

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.157 (L) , 1.024 (W) , 0.3527 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.1 (L) , 2.6 (W) , 10 (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)
• Biographical information and example marks, p. 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