1998.0004.077 Silver Spoon upper surface
  • 1998.0004.077 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Apostle spoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Edward Anthony (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Exeter, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1585-1620

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1998.0004.077


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Object Number

1998.0004.077

Object Name

Spoon (Apostle spoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Edward Anthony (Possible maker)
1612-1667

Place of Origin

Exeter, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

The crowned X mark was used by Exeter goldsmiths.

Date

1585-1620

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Bowl, upper surface; Crowned "X" flanked by two pellets, stamped in a circle
2. Inscription; Bowl, underside; "I·R/W·P/1658" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.48 (L) , 1.89 (W) , 1.164 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19 (L) , 4.8 (W) , 33 (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
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
Information on seal-top and Apostle spoons, p. 165
[Book] Jackson, Charles James. English Goldsmiths and their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 747 p.
Example of mark and dating information, p. 332
[Book] Schroder, Timothy. 2009 British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum. 2.
See spoons, Vol. 2, pp. 828-58.