Metals
Bancroft Woodcock (Maker)
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1755-1780
Silver
1961.0640.001
Object Number1961.0640.001 |
Fork
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Bancroft Woodcock (Maker)
1732-1817
As per Fennimore, Delaware Silver, p. 313: "Bancroft Woodcock is arguably Delaware's best known and most celebrated silversmith."
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1755-1780
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "B*W" in rectangle with triangular indents, stamped, twice
2. Inscription; Handle,tip, underside; "W / I * M", engraved
Silver
8.268 (L) , 2.953 (W) , 2.2575 (Weight)
21 (L) , 7.5 (W) , 64 (Weight)
The silver alloy range for the set of forks is between 93.0 to 93.4%. The average weight of the set of forks is 65.8 grams.
Text available soon.
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 478, no. 512 a-j
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example marks, p. 454, fig. b
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Bartlett, Louisa D. 2008 Delaware Silver the Col. Kenneth P. & Regina I. Brown Collection. 355 p.
• Information on maker, p. 348
[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