Metals
Robert Sanderson Sr. (Maker)
John Hull (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1652-1655
Silver
1953.0007
Object Number1953.0007 |
Spoon
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Robert Sanderson Sr. (Maker)
1608-10/07/1693
John Hull (Maker)
1624-10/01/1683
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1652-1655
1. Mark; Handle, back, near end; stamped "R[S]" in an oval
2. Mark; Bowl, interior; stamped "IH" in an oval surmounted by an illegible device
3. Inscription; Handle, front end; "P/BM" engraved in outlined capital letters
Silver
6.5 (L) , 1.87 (W) , 1.49 (Weight)
16.51 (L) , 4.76 (W) , 42.1 (Weight)
Weight given in Quimby, p. 120: 1 oz. 7 dwt. 1 gr.
Text available soon.
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p.120, no. 77
[Thesis] Davis, John D. 1962 The Evolution of the Early American Silver Spoon, ca. 1650 - ca. 1850. 151 M.A. University of Delaware
• Published: p. 95, no. 11.
[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