Metals
Samuel Vernon
Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1700-1710
Silver
Engraved
1965.1368
Object Number1965.1368 |
Spoon
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Samuel Vernon
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)
Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1700-1710
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "SV /
2. Inscription; Handle, underside, end; "A + N" engraved
Silver
Engraved
7.441 (L) , 1.693 (W) , 1.3051 (Weight)
18.9 (L) , 4.3 (W) , 37 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[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