1962.0240.511 Silver knife upper surface
  • 1962.0240.511 Silver knife upper surface
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Knife

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Shepherd & Boyd

  • Place of Origin:

    Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.511


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0240.511

Object Name

Knife

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Shepherd & Boyd
1806-1830
Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths. 1781-1853, Albany, NY. Directories: 1806-30, Shepherd & Boyd; 1813-29, silver & gold. Advertisements: Albany Gazette, 1805, gold, silver, & jewlery. Notes: Apprenticed with William Boyd to Isaac Hutton. Shepherd & Boyd -- Advertisements: Albany Gazette, 1825, jewelry, mfr of silver spoons, jappanned goods. Notes: Bill of sale, 1806, to Garret van Schaick. Made funeral spoon in memory of Col. Philip P. Schulyer, who died June 3, 1808. Bill of sale 1814 for chambersticks engraved AS for Anne Stevenson. Bill of sale for 1815, for marrow spoon, pudding dish, & knife for Pierre van Cortlandt II. Made flagon & pair of beakers in 1817 for Reformed Dutch Protestant Church, Albany. Account Book 1809-17.

Place of Origin

Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Blade, underside; "SHEPHERD & BOYD" stamped within a serrated rectangle

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

10 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 2.8219 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.4 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 80 (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