Object Number 1970.1253

Object Name

Spoon (Serving spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Henry J. Pepper (Maker)
1789-1853

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per Belden (see Reference tab): Worked in Wilmington from 1814 and Philadelphia, PA from 1828-1853. (L. Jones, cataloguer, 06/28/2010) As per a previous cataloguer: Origin is either Wilmington, Delaware or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Date

1814-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, back; "HJP" stamped in rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, front, near tip; "ETDS" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

12.323 (L) , 2.205 (W) , 5.0442 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

31.3 (L) , 5.6 (W) , 143 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 416, no. 427
[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 Henry J. Pepper, p. 332