Object Number 1970.0013

Object Name

Spoon (Dessert spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. Laylor Burdick

Creator (Role)

James Guthre (Maker)
1796-1877

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin Delaware c.1822; also Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J.GUTHRE" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "MW" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.441 (L) , 1.378 (W) , 1.1288 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.9 (L) , 3.5 (W) , 32 (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