Object Number 1998.0004.677

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

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 a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; "READING." stamped in a rounded rectangle
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "WAP" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.591 (L) , 1.181 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.2 (L) , 3 (W) , 11 (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.
• Information on maker, p. 286