1973.0070 Tablespoon upper surface
  • 1973.0070 Tablespoon upper surface
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Spoon (Tablespoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1840-1855

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1973.0070


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Object Number

1973.0070

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ineson-Bissell Fund

Creator (Role)

Walter M. Pitkin (Maker)
1808-1885
As per Rainwater, Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, p. 249: Walter M. Pitkin and John Owen Pitkin are brothers. They are distant cousins of Horace Edwards Pitkin and William Leonard Pitkin. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 03/04/2011)

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1840-1855

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "W. PITKIN" stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Six-pointed star stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
3. Mark; Handle, underside; "J. H. NORTON" stamped in a rectangle
4. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "P R Tupper" engraved
5. Inscription; Handle, underside, stem; "73.70" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.898 (L) , 1.654 (W) , 1.6579 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.6 (L) , 4.2 (W) , 47 (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] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 337, Fig. a
[Book] McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
Background information, p. 50