Object Number 1970.0097

Object Name

Spoon (Dessert spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Cazenove G. Lee

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: Wilmington, Delaware, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "J. GUTHRE" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "RM" engraved
3. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "1830" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.008 (L) , 1.417 (W) , 1.0582 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.8 (L) , 3.6 (W) , 30 (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