1970.0014 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Dessert spoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Hugh McConnell (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1825

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1970.0014


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1970.0014

Object Name

Spoon (Dessert spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. Laylor Burdick

Creator (Role)

Hugh McConnell (Maker)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin probably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Date

1800-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "M\c/. CONNELL" with a superscript "c", stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MH" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.969 (L) , 1.378 (W) , 1.164 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.7 (L) , 3.5 (W) , 33 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
Published: p. 403, no. 409
[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