Object Number 1959.3358

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Burt (Silversmith)
1692-1745
Pat Kane notes approximately 180 hollowware objects with his mark survive.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1715-1720

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "I.BURT" stamped in a cartouche
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "G+G" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.677 (L) , 1.575 (W) , 1.799 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.5 (L) , 4 (W) , 51 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 68, no. 22
[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
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Examples of marks and brief background information, p. 90
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Short biography on John Burt and examples of his work, p. 65