1962.0240.1529 Silver Spoon upper surface
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Spoon (Tablespoon)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Samuel Vernon (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1705-1710

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0240.1529


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Object Number

1962.0240.1529

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Samuel Vernon (Maker)
December 6, 1683-December 5, 1737
As per Flynt & Fales, Heritage Foundation Collection, p. 347): Samuel Vernon was the son of Daniel Vernon (1643-1715) and Ann (Dyer) Vernon. His mother was the granddaughter of Ann Hutchinson and sister of Elizabeth Hutchinson, the mother of Edward Winslow. Samuel Vernon married Elizabeth Fleet on April 10, 1707. She died in 1722. HE then married Elizabeth Paine on January 12, 1725. She died in 1759. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 08/31/2010)

Place of Origin

Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1705-1710

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "SV / " stamped in a heart-shape surround
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "S / N D" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.244 (L) , 1.654 (W) , 1.3404 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.4 (L) , 4.2 (W) , 38 (Weight)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
Published: p. 172, no. 131 a-f
[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.
Information on maker and example of mark, p. 422
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
Information on maker, p. 347